US Edition'Quite the show': Orcas get up close with B.C. boaters
A pod of six or seven orcas approached boats and inflatables near Gambier Island, providing a rare 10-minute close encounter that was captured on video.
- On Saturday, Joshua Lepin recorded a pod of six or seven orcas swimming directly toward boaters off Gambier Island in Howe Sound, British Columbia.
- Lepin said the orcas likely came close because the boat engines were off, with video showing fin and tail slaps and juvenile orcas porpoising.
- Lepin said the 10-minute encounter felt like a `front-row seat` and `something you would see at SeaWorld` as swimmers exited while the whales `put on quite a show`.
- The Department of Fisheries says boaters must remain 400 metres from orcas in Howe Sound and keep boats out of gear if whales come closer.
- The Canadian Press first published the report on Aug. 27, 2025, highlighting the memorable orca encounter shared by Joshua Lepin and covered by The National.
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Pod of orca whales thrills onlookers in B.C.'s Howe Sound
B.C. man Joshua Lepin says he and some friends were relaxing on the waters off B.C.’s Gambier Island when a pod of orcas put on a show he says was like 'something you would see at SeaWorld.' He says the encounter that was captured on video lasted about 10 minutes, with the whales slapping their fins and tails on the water, while juveniles can be seen porpoising out of the water.
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The Toronto Star‘Quite the show’: Video shows orcas getting up close with B.C. boaters
A British Columbia resident says he got the show of a lifetime when a pod of orcas got up close with him and a group of friends on the waters of Howe Sound in an encounter captured on video.
Winnipeg Free Press
'Quite the show': Video shows orcas getting up close with B.C. boaters
A British Columbia resident says he got the show of a lifetime when a pod of orcas got up close with him and a group of friends on the waters of Howe Sound in an encounter captured on video. Joshua Le...
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