Two brothers went fishing one day on Keppel Island in Queensland, Australia and little did they know their huge catch wasn’t coming home with them.
James and Ben Cullen were fishing for Spanish Mackerel when they saw a whale in the distance. They got out their camera and started filming, and when they weren’t looking, a baby humpback whale launched itself right near the boat.
The force of the whale hitting the water almost made their boat tip over. When you watch the video below, you will be amazed!
The gobsmacked 27-year-old and his younger brother Ben believe the 49 foot humpback calf was ‘showing off’ when it deliberately launched itself from the water, leaving their five-meter vessel rocking wildly. “That exact moment this huge whale jumped out of the water, it must only have been about a 3 feet from the boat. We think it was the calf of the one we could see in the distance. It was just complete luck that I was filming at that exact moment – it was unreal timing.”
The two fishermen were drenched and recall that watching the calf splash was like it went in slow motion. And they now have bragging rights over younger brother Clayton, 25, who usually accompanies them but missed the spectacular show.
I didn’t know what to expect but I was smiling when the whale appeared. Such a thing of beauty it was and the brothers just laughed and laughed. It was tremendous.
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Source: Rumble Video