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Intense clip shows a whale nearly crushing a small boat loaded with tourists

That was close.
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Brian Koerber
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Intense clip shows a whale nearly crushing a small boat loaded with tourists
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They're gonna need a bigger boat.

Mark Collins was on vacation with his family near Exmouth, Australia when he noticed a whale in the water close to the Tantabiddi boat ramp. He began filming, and captured a whale showing off its impressive jumping abilities.

Just as the family was discussing how dangerous the situation could turn, a whale breaches the water, landing just feet from a small boat loaded with tourists.

Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident.

“My 12 year-old-son absolutely loved the experience," Collins told Yahoo 7. "It was very spectacular when it happened but immediately afterwards it dawned on us how close to tragedy it was.”

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.


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