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Whale Dead After Colliding with Boat in Jersey Shore
BARNEGAT BAY, NEW JERSEY, AUG 2 – A 20-foot minke whale in distress collided with a boat in Barnegat Bay, nearly capsizing it and throwing a passenger overboard, officials said the whale was deceased.
- A minke whale died after colliding with a boat in Barnegat Bay on Saturday, as reported by Sheila Dean, director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center.
- Videos showed the whale hitting a boat, causing a person to fall overboard around 3:40 p.m.
- The dead whale was still in Barnegat Bay late Saturday night, according to Sheila Dean.
- A necropsy is expected to follow the incident, and safety advice includes turning off engines if a whale approaches.
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The impact almost overturned a boat and threw a person into the water. The animal will be subjected to necropsy.
Whale dead, passenger thrown overboard after boat collision - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
OCEAN COUNTY, New Jersey (KYW) — A whale has died after being struck by a boat Saturday afternoon along the Barnegat Bay in Ocean County, New Jersey. Officials with the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said they received a call from the New Jersey State Police Marine Unit after they spotted a whale in the Barnegat Bay, near the inlet, around 2:45 p.m. Saturday. MMSC staffers connected with the U.S Coast Guard, NJSP Marine Unit and Sea Tow, while a…
Whale Struck By Boat, Dies
BARNEGAT LIGHT – The collision between a whale and a boat killed the animal and tossed one boater overboard. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center of Brigantine said that at around 2:45 p.m. on August 2, they received a call from the NJ State Police Marine Unit that a whale was in the Barnegat Bay near the inlet. The Coast Guard and Sea Tow responded to the scene. About an hour later, a boater reported that a vessel had struck the whale. Video …
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