Boat flips over after being struck by humpback whale at a N.J. beach [View all]

A boat is being removed from the waters off Seaside Park on Monday after being struck by a whale, knocking both of its occupants into the ocean.

The humpback whale breached the small boat “a few dozen” yards off D Street, according to witnesses. Both people in the boat made it to shore, while the whale swam away.

“The whale did what whales usually do — they’re looking for food, and they don’t pay attention,” said Bob Schoelkopf, the director of the Brigantine-based Marine Mammal Stranding Center. “It breached the boat and knocked it out of the water.”



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