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Unsinkable2
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Initially Posted - 07/21/2010 : 07:16:09

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38339576/ns/world_news-africa/

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John Russell
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Response Posted - 07/21/2010 : 07:32:52

Interesting that there was somebody right behind them taking pictures at precisely the right time. I have no reason to doubt the authenticiy of the photo since they said there was blubber and barnacles on the boat but, I'm suspicious.

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Response Posted - 07/21/2010 : 07:35:18

So the picture came from the owner of the boat... How'd he do that??

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windsong
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Response Posted - 07/21/2010 : 08:04:32

You get in a boat, anything can happen.
I'd be more skeptical, but it's being reported by MSN.

Edited by - windsong on 07/21/2010 08:06:08

Champipple
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Response Posted - 07/21/2010 : 08:14:25

The story claims it was taken by someone in a nearby boat

"Only that evening did we really think about it, and when we saw the photo (taken by a tourist in a nearby boat) in yesterday's paper did we realize we were lucky to be alive," Werner said.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 07/21/2010 : 08:17:27

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stinkpotter
 So the picture came from the owner of the boat... How'd he do that??
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Steve Blackburn
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Response Posted - 07/21/2010 : 11:50:41

I too was skeptical about the cameraman taking a picture at just the right time. So difficult these days to say with photoshop and all. However it is very plausible that the cameraman was taking pictures of the whale as is was bobbing in and out towards the sailboat or just happened to want to take a picture of the sailboat while the whale was submerged and got lucky.

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jbkayaker
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Response Posted - 07/21/2010 : 12:07:23

Pure PhotoShop B.S. Where is the picture of the boat after the alleged impact ?

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piseas
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Response Posted - 07/21/2010 : 12:09:57

2 comments here: 1, how come we dont see a pic on the whale on the boat? and 2. Isnt that Jims B's boat-Intrepid?

Steve A

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 07/21/2010 : 12:44:28

Looks a bit photoshopped to me too, but now Foxnews is also carrying the story. And their story has the boat owners breaking the law and menacing the whale...

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/07/21/whale-leaps-water-lands-couples-sailboat/?test=faces

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 07/21/2010 : 13:04:14

It may well have happened, but the first photo reminds me of this "photo" hoax, also supposedly from off Capetown...

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OJ
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Response Posted - 07/21/2010 : 13:50:06

While we're at it:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7a22e161f1

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 07/22/2010 : 06:35:17

Saw it on Yahoo today.
[url="http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Whale-wallops-yacht-South-Africa/ss/events/sc/072110jumpingwhale#photoViewer=/ydownload/20100721/photos_net_web_sc/1279739545"]Yahoo Whale Story[/url]

So often do we see PS'd pics that I'm always sceptical (unless I was the one that did the PS work

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Like our Dinghy, I'm still 'Undecided'

Paul

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 07/22/2010 : 06:45:33

and then ... [url="http://www.rcyc.co.za/"]the Royal Cape Yacht Club Page has it[/url]

Paul

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Patrice C25
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Response Posted - 07/22/2010 : 10:11:17

Hi,
It's on a lot of forum today
www.20min.ch

But if you look at the first picture of this site, where you can see the whale jumping. If it was close to the boat, and going to crash on the sailboat, I'm pretty sure the guy should be looking in it's direction, not in front. It might not be a retouch PS picture, but just the distance effect. The whale might have jumped a few hundred feet behind the boat. But with the angle, looks like it will drop on the boat.

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limey156
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Response Posted - 07/23/2010 : 06:27:30

Exactly Patrice. you are saying a bigass whale breaches a few feet from the boat and you just stand there calmly gazing ahead? ROFL.

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tinob
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Response Posted - 07/23/2010 : 08:52:03

ASIAN CARP ON STEROIDS

VAL on Calista,# 3936, Patchogue, N.Y.

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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 07/23/2010 : 10:03:05

I saw the actual video on CBS news last night and the whale did actually land on the boat, dismasting it. It appears the whale was doing a series of broaches and the sailboat ended up under him on the last one. No idea if it was intentional or not. I had a blue whale come up on my port side last year and slide under my stern as I went by. It wasn't particularly nerve-racking but he wasn't broaching like this Right Whale. Right Whales are notorious for broaching and the laws to avoid them are well-founded.

Link to video: http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2010-07-23& dayid=457#Story5

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Gloss
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Response Posted - 07/23/2010 : 15:49:40

Hey OJ
that was one funny video.
I highly recommend you all look at it.
I laughed out loud.

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piseas
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Response Posted - 07/23/2010 : 15:52:44

Joe, thanks for that video. I guess I am now a believer! Anyone else have any doubts?
Steve A

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redviking
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Response Posted - 07/24/2010 : 17:47:33

Read "66 Days Adrift", a pod of whales actually crushed their vessel sinking it... You are not supposed to get close to whales - period.

sten

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