Whale Throws Boat Into Air, 2 People Unconscious, 2 With Broken Ribs

Whale Throws Boat Into Air, 2 People Unconscious, 2 With Broken Ribs
Humpback whale. (By Whit Welles Wwelles14 [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) via Wikimedia Commons)
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A humpback whale threw a fishing boat into the air off the coast of Australia on Saturday, Aug. 5, knocking two men unconscious and injuring others.

The 28-foot boat was carrying five tourists and three crew members when the whale slammed into the vessel, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported Monday.

The vessel was returning from a fishing trip near the Whitsunday Islands on Australia’s northeastern coast when the giant collision happened.

One of the toursists was sent to a hospital with severe facial injuries, two people suffered broked ribs, and another had a broken nose.

Captain Oliver Galea was knocked over and cut his forehead. The deep cut required eight stitches.

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