VIDEO: Whale Crashes Onto a Fishing Boat

Talk about a "whale of a tale"! In a rather unusual scene, a humpback whale is caught slamming into a fishing boat off the New Hampshire coast. A pair of teen brothers captured the incident on video!

As you can see in the video, the whale is lunging out of the water and then landing (re: crashing) onto the back of the boat, causing the ship to flip onto its side. The two fishermen on board, Greg Paquette and Ryland Kennyey, both fell into the water. Luckily, they were not injured and were rescued shortly after the incident.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said it is not known whether the whale suffered injuries.

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