----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Gabriel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:34 AM Subject: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat
> http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/08/20/holiday.wale.reut/index.html > > Excerpt: > Whale Leaps Aboard Sailboat > Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Posted: 11:15 AM EDT (1515 GMT) > The 10-ton humpback whale leapt out of the water onto the boat. > > LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A British family's holiday was rudely > interrupted when a 30-foot (9-meter) whale crashed onto their sailing boat > off the east coast of Australia. > > The 10-ton humpback whale leapt out of the water and pulled the rigging and > mast along with it as it slid down the boat, British media reported on > Wednesday. I'm very glad that the nearby humpback whales didn't decide to do that with my kayak while I was in Alaska. :-) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
