US EditionWhale Dead After Colliding with Boat in Jersey Shore
BARNEGAT BAY, NEW JERSEY, AUG 2 – A 20-foot minke whale’s collision with a boat in Barnegat Bay caused a passenger to be thrown overboard; officials urge boaters to maintain a 150-foot distance from the whale carcass.
- 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 whale eventually gave up in its attempt to move into deeper waters.
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