US EditionWhale Dead After Colliding with Boat in Jersey Shore
BARNEGAT BAY, NEW JERSEY, AUG 2 – A 20-foot minke whale collided with a motorboat, causing the vessel to nearly capsize and a passenger to be thrown overboard, officials said a necropsy will determine the cause of death.
- 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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A small motorboat collided with a 20-foot (6.0 m) whale off the coast of New Jersey, sending a woman overboard into the ocean. While the passenger escaped the incident without major injuries, the animal did not survive the collision.
The impact almost overturned a boat and threw a person into the water. The animal will be subjected to necropsy.
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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…
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