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Watch: Breaching Humpback Whale Hits Canoe
These whale watchers get a closer view than they bargained for
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A group of whale watchers were canoing off the coast of Kihei, Maui, when they were hit with an unexpected surprise. An adolescent humpback whale attempted to breach in front of the canoe, but tapped the bow of the boat on its way out of the water. Watch the water at the 0:16 mark for the first hint of the whale.
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So they're whale watching in a small vessel, and the blonde isn't wearing a life vest? Dim.
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