Tourists and sailors fired up and fell into the boat after the crash, no one knew the cause until the whale went swimming.
The incident occurred on 5/8 when a group of tourists were returning to Airlie Coast off Gloucester Island, Queensland, Australia. The humpback whale suddenly appeared, hit the boat.
Five tourists and three crew fell to the floor after the crash. Captain Oliver Galea was severely wounded, having eight stitches on his forehead. Answering the AAP, Oliver said the two were knocked unconscious after the crash. Along with Oliver, three others were hospitalized with a broken cheek bone, one with a broken rib and one with a broken nose.
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An excursion on the A-One. Photo: Facebook.
The boat collapsed after a collision, a motor dropped. The crew called for sea rescue, but the helicopter could not reach the boat due to bad weather.
Captain Oliver Galea said: "The fish whipped all of them up into the air, the boat rotated a little and everyone was knocked off the floor for half a second, no sound heard before the accident. This is extremely rare. " Witnesses say the whale is about three times as large as the 8.5-meter-long ship.
Rachel Carpenter, co-owner of the boat, said the group was lucky because the accident was not so serious that the boat was broken or sank.
Authorities have identified the waters off Queensland as whale-gathering, as they often choose warm waters to give birth.
The Australian Heritage and Heritage Agency (EHP) estimates that about 30,000 whale sharks migrate to the Queensland seas in 2017. "EHP and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service remind travelers In the migratory whale season, they can move all day and night, and they have a sudden run-up of water, tail or acrobatics - they can collide with boats. Micro-animals, the captain should stop or slow down, keep the distance with them. "