Enormous Whale Crushes Boat and Crew in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Holy. Smokes.

A few days ago news outlets, radio stations, and social media accounts in the Seaocast area were all reporting on a humpback whale spotted between the Maine and New Hampshire border.

It is not super common for these great creatures to come this close to our area.

Out near our coasts? Sure. But they typically do not come as close as one was just two days ago.

“There have been a lot of menhaden, which is a type of small bait fish, in the river recently,” Dianna Schulte of the Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation said according to a WGME article. “So likely, it was coming into the river just looking for some food.”

Well that same humpback whale, most likely anyway (hard to really confirm) is still here. The enormous beast breached the water today and crushed a boat in Portsmouth.

Check out the crazy video below. According to this tweet, it did happen just off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

First of all, a huge shout out to the camera person. To be that close to an animal like that and have the nerve to stay focused and get the shot...unbelievable camera work.

No, with all seriousness, everyone is okay, which is by far the most important thing!

Humpbacks can grow up to 60 feet long and weigh over 80,000 pounds. Needless to say, that boat got CRUSHED.

Again, very lucky that everyone is okay, and let us all use this as a reminder...there are whales, sharks, and other amazing creatures living in our waters.

Let's keep our beaches, waters, and communities clean.