
A huge humpback whale breached and hit a boat in Massachusetts
CNN
Boaters in Massachusetts had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a real-life whale tail.
A humpback breached and landed on the bow of a fishing boat near Plymouth on July 24, CNN affiliate WBZ-TV reported.
The whale broke the water's surface around 10 a.m. a few hundred yards off of Manomet Point. No one was injured, and the huge marine animal safely slid off the boat and back into the water. The 19-foot boat had only minor damage.

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