A group was stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after they say a giant whale smashed into their boat and sank it. NBC News’ Sam Brock has more details on their extraordinary survival story.
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#Whale #Boat #Ocean
I hope they have an insurance.
Who was taking the pictures from the air?
I’d be “prepping my dingy” too for those two women raft mates!
That was a nice life raft. See Slow Boat Sailing. My boat was a hit by a whale in the same place. We took no damage.
Some degree of luck, mostly competence and preparedness, though.
– Oh, no!
– Anyway…
I was on that same exact run in May 1980 on a 42 ft catamaran. I left Panama in April and arrived in New Zealand in November…….. a total of 3 different sailboats.
Boat hopping! What were the other two sailboats?
Way to make it all about you!
yeah what were the other boats? Ya left on a Catamaran ? And ?
Nice tots
Irresponsably Whale see The boat like fish pescado 🐠 under the boat is important the color
I’m glad to see that the animal kingdom has finally assumed an adversarial role when interacting with humans. However it happened, we were put in a position of beings stewards of this planet and guardians to those we would call “below” us on the family tree of life on the earth. We’ve kinda screwed the pooch as far as that goes. We quibble about the tiniest stuff, yet let the giant things like inequity (of every kind) go unchecked for centuries. We deserve to be the food for better living things.
Andddd action… dammit you started too early ! Wait till we’re rolling next time before your monologue!
Back in the old days all we had was EPIRB
This could be a good plot for a movie
🤣🤣🤣👍🏻 the theme just popped into my head haahahaahaa
Was there any killer whales hanging out with the big dawg is the real question
“A whale of a story” the most generic, corny news report story sign off 💀
#WhiteFolks black do dumb ish…just not that…Black folks not sailing that far in no boat like that…. #WeNeed MoreWhiteBabies
Giant whale as opposed to ?
I’m WAY more concerned about the Whale than the people…
What!?!! He was on 18% battery at the time of rescue? The unimaginable horror!!!!!
How can you cover this story and not even ask how it went down? Like did the whale jump onto just the front end damaging it, or was it a full flop on the middle, was it a ram, what happened.
Stop asking questions. Just whale. What happened? Whale. How did it sink? Whale. Where is the boat now? Whale
@Corrado Campo 🤣🤣🤣
They thought it was a whale. It was actually the Predacon Sharkbite that destroyed that boat.
Fake
1st world problems
Siriracha 😂
This could be insurance fraud…I’d definitely retrieve the ship and investigate it further.
White people problems. Lol. Glad they’re ok.
BS!
Why do reporters always use cringy puns
It wasn’t whale. They know it…
God dammit. They were holding onto all my guns!! I figured a boat was the safest place, now they’re all at the bottom of the ocean!! Oh well, time to obey
Good grief!!!
“We got you bud” is one of the most badass responses
Glad they’re safe but poor whale 🐋. I hope it’s ok
it’s probably the tip of godzilla’s tail but decided not to appear on social media
Well you people are where the lives so the only thing remotely concerning about this story is if the whale is fine
Lol
It’s about time..these creatures are highly intelligent and want revenge on man…
Thank God you was rescued
Why beep out what type of whale it is? Humpback (I think she said).
🤣🤣🤣 good one mate!
That’s great news to see that they were rescued. I hate to hear about anybody stranded in the middle of the ocean.
A whale of a story. How fkn corny
They forgot to mention the whale seemed to be albino.
The Puns 🙄
So who hit who they hit the whale or did the whale hit them 🤔
Your investment in life saving equipment is all that exists between you living and dying if your boat sinks.
Having prepared grab bags is obviously the best because you never know if you’ll have the time to get the necessary stuff together before your boat sinks.
These people did things right, and lived to share their story.
It sounds like they were well equipped and acted swiftly – which ultimately allowed them to be rescued.
What a crazy thing to have on your resume
Yeah they lost million worth of boat as well.
This why you can’t pay me to get on open water smh
We have been stove by a whale.
you should catch that whale and eat it for good luck
Whatsapp in the middle of ocean?? HOW??? satellite communication??
These folks seem so fun and cool, can’t believe that happened. Sorry about the “wrecked” trip 🥴
Hey, they smashed into a whale not the other way around.
Everyone needs to a Tommy in their life wow.
As a sailor i can say these stories of wales colliding with sailor’s are not uncommon.
Luckily there was a pistol and flares in the raft. Their buddy Kelvin is making a log cabin base now.
Shyt sounds a lil scripted
God is great
The crew is to be commended for their prior preparation. I’ve heard too many stories of people getting into sailing jams who were not prepared for any and all eventualities. Good job, guys. And a special shout out to the Rolling Stone for diverting 60+ miles to perfect a pick-up. Kudos. 🌟
❤👏👏👏👏👏
Geeze technology has come along way. 30% to 18%… the horror…
They provoke the whale and the whale attack them back 😂😂😂😂
Chick should show little humility instead of shooting with a foul mouth…clown
God is coming after the evil people.
I say BS …..
Would be believable if it weren’t on NBC.
how is the whale? or does anyone care? Forgot they are too rich to care.
Well they were well prepared and it saved their lives.
Has anyone interviewed the whale, for his or her side of the story? I didn’t think so…and for this reason I’m out -Barbara Corcoran Shark Tank
People used to get mad at my father and I when we’d shoot the whales with deer rifles when fishing out at sea. People don’t understand what a dangerous nuisance whales can be.
Whalezilla
Is it safe to assume they didn’t have to eat the one who drew the shortest straw?
Man whales are strong af
This literally mentioned nothing about what happened.
What kind of whale?
Is the whale okay?
Did it jump out of the water and capsize their boat?
Did they hit the whale?
I’m sorry but why does this sound like this was planned. Even the picture of them in the raft suggest that the two guys are twins as they are identical. But as they are telling the story those two guys are not. I smell something fishy here. No pun intended.
They didn’t mention what kind of Whale is it, if that was a Killer Whale they are lucky to be alive.
Just hope the whale is ok
The whale was sick of seeing another s/v youtube channel that has nothing to do with actual sailing;)
Murphy’s law at it’s finest
Call me Ishmael
Does insurance cover whale strikes? I mean their whole life was on that boat. But if I am ever in trouble all I want to hear or see is…”don’t worry we got you bud”
I was gonna say. You can get free drinks at any bar with this story. Unreal. So lucky they were rescued
So when you say giant whale are we talking about a larger whale than usual or just a ….”whale” ?🐳🐋😊
I’m more concerned about the women wearing bikini. 🤤
Good job whale 🐋
Cocaine Whale
Insurance claim.
Everyone need a boat and sail instead of two job.
Kudos to them for their safety preps, and staying calm enough to send out the maydays and get everyone safely into the life raft.
I’d imagine seeing that immediate “we got you bud,” response would be one of the biggest feelings of relief ever – next to when they were actually getting rescued.
Edit they were all moving weight and got rolled by the other party who was nice enough to leave them a dingy. One of them borrowed their dad’s boat to do it so they could all yave a trip and make a quick buck. They got slided on and marooned
Smart people live longer
Yeah but how was the whale?
A feel good story
Moby ? 🐋
MOBY TRICK🤔
Those whales don’t mess around 🤣😂🤣
They didn’t seem too concerned. Probably just really bummed because they lost the boat
Sounds like whomever was supposed to be on watch did a crap job.
If an extra black dude was in there they we’re going to trow him out and say he was killed. (I know what you thinking but it’s a real possibility)
Wowowowoow. SO SO SO GLAD THEY ARE ALL SAFE!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You hit a whale. How is the whale?
Grateful 🙏
Years of planning and no solar charger for the life raft?
Wow. Just wow.