Gang of eight sperm whales sink yacht after ramming boat in South Pacific
First reported 1 Oct, 16:43 UTCUpdated 2d ago3 sources
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Crew described terrifying encounter as they were woken up by “loud thud” as the 52ft vessel was struck
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Four sailors endured an 18-hour battle for survival in the remote South Pacific after a sperm whale struck their yacht, splitting the hull and sending the vessel plunging to the ocean floor. The crew of the 52-foot Tai Tam recounted their harrowing weekend ordeal, describing a collision with a pod of whales some 250…
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- Terrifying Whale Attack Sinks Yacht and Leaves Sailors Stranded (opens The Daily Beast in a new tab)
New Zealand Defence Force Four sailors were forced into a battle for survival after being attacked by a whale. They were traveling in the South Pacific aboard the 52-foot Tai Tam on Thursday, around 250 miles north of Norfolk Island, when they encountered a pod of sperm whales that cracked their hull. “There was sort…
- Sailors fight for survival after 'real-life Moby Dick' sinks their yacht in remote Pacific Ocean (opens GB News in a new tab)
Four sailors endured an 18-hour battle for survival in the remote South Pacific after a sperm whale struck their yacht, splitting the hull and sending the vessel plunging to the ocean floor. The crew of the 52-foot Tai Tam recounted their harrowing weekend ordeal, describing a collision with a pod of whales some 250…
- Gang of eight sperm whales sink yacht after ramming boat in South Pacific (opens The Independent in a new tab)
Crew described terrifying encounter as they were woken up by “loud thud” as the 52ft vessel was struck
