Whale-watchers aboard the Atlantic Monterey witnessed an amazing show on Sunday when three humpback whales performed an extremely rare triple breach in Monterey Bay, CA. And it was caught on video (see after the page break.)
SFGate reports that the captain of the whale-watching boat had never seen a triple breach in his 45 years out on the water.
“Lucky guests were treated to the trip of a lifetime Saturday afternoon on the Atlantis Monterey,” Princess Monterey Whale Watching commented on the video. “A very active Humpback calf and two adults put on quite a show, displaying an array of surface activity. Chin slapping, pectoral fin slapping, and a very rare triple breach!”
Experts noted earlier this year that humpback whale traffic off the California coast is particularly crowded amid this season’s southward migration due to an abundance of anchovies and sardines reported in the northern Pacific.
Strange, “Atlantic Monterey” in the Pacific?
@Phil
Lots of confusing ship names, there was one shipping company who’s vessels names ended in Bridge which must have been very confusing in VHF calls.
Of literary note for their creativity were the names of space vessels in the books by the late Iain M. Banks.
A few years ago whilst on passage across the Mediterranean I was alone on deck at night trying to cope with an autopilot that had just decided to play games with me and I was trying to keep the yacht on a constant heading in light winds and a bit of a swell. Sails were flapping, ships were all around and suddenly I had a pod of dolphins leaping out of the water five abreast next to the yacht, phosphorescence streaming. I think I said to them something on the lines of “Very impressive but I am a tad too busy to appreciate you at the moment, can you b*gg*r off and come back later”.