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babylonsister

(171,035 posts)
Sat Jun 12, 2021, 08:37 AM Jun 2021

Humpback whale gulps and spits out Cape Cod lobsterman



Humpback whale gulps and spits out Cape Cod lobsterman
Published 11 hours ago
Michael Packard: "Oh my God, I'm in a whale's mouth and he's trying to swallow me. This is it, I'm going die"

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Humpback whales can grow to as long as 50ft (15m) and weigh about 36 tons. According to the World Wildlife Fund, their global population is about 60,000.

Mr Packard, 56, told the Cape Cod Times he and his crewmate took their boat, the Ja'n J, off Herring Cove on Friday morning where conditions were excellent, with water visibility at about 20ft.

He told WBZ-TV News that after jumping off the vessel in scuba gear into the water, he "felt this huge bump and everything went dark".

'He's trying to swallow me'

He thought he had been attacked by one of the great white sharks that swim in the area, "and then I felt around and I realised there was no teeth".

"And then I realised: 'Oh my God, I'm in a whale's mouth and he's trying to swallow me. This is it, I'm going die'."

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57450685
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Humpback whale gulps and spits out Cape Cod lobsterman (Original Post) babylonsister Jun 2021 OP
A whale of a tale!!!! Guilded Lilly Jun 2021 #1
Who here hasn't been in humpback whale's mouth? Botany Jun 2021 #2
Not the first time Goonch Jun 2021 #3
Thanks! Great video. nt babylonsister Jun 2021 #4
A real Johna ShazamIam Jun 2021 #5
My thought too mdbl Jun 2021 #6
Can you imagine what the whale said to the other whales? heckles65 Jun 2021 #7
Esp. a human from Cape Cod Yavin4 Jun 2021 #8
So, at first he thought it was a shark because wnylib Jun 2021 #9

mdbl

(4,973 posts)
6. My thought too
Sun Jun 13, 2021, 06:32 AM
Jun 2021

so that story forgot to tell you the whale spit him out too because he's not the desired cuisine. Kinda takes all the magic out of it LOL

heckles65

(547 posts)
7. Can you imagine what the whale said to the other whales?
Sun Jun 13, 2021, 06:59 PM
Jun 2021

"Ugh! I had a human in my mouth, and he tasted terrible! I spit him out!"

wnylib

(21,346 posts)
9. So, at first he thought it was a shark because
Mon Jun 14, 2021, 05:31 AM
Jun 2021

they swim around those waters.

Why was HE swimming among sharks and whales?

I guess I'm just a fresh water person myself (Lake Erie). Not familiar with shark and whale waters. Don't wanna be, either.

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