Insane moment whale jumps out of water and onto boat

A pair of fishermen have been filmed being tossed into the chilly waters when a humpback landed squarely on their boat.

The moment a humpback whale launched out of the water and onto an unsuspecting boat with passengers on board has been caught on camera.

The incident, which was filmed off the coast of New Hampshire in the US, shows the mammoth whale leap from the water and on to the back of the white angler.

At least two passengers can be seen scrambling off the boat before it flips on its side and capsizes completely.

While there were reportedly no injuries, two of the passengers on the board can be seen jumping into the water to miss the connection.

The moment a whale completely took out a boat off New Hampshire.

The boat went on its side before flipping over.

According to TMZ, US Coast sent out an alert to nearby mariners to assist the duo if possible. A nearby boat assisted the men, while also tugging the capsized vessel to safety.

“There is a pissed off whale patrolling the waters of Portsmouth NH today. Head on swivel if you’re out there,” former NHL player Ryan Whitney wrote in an X post accompanying the viral video.

All parties escaped the terrifying incident without injury — including the whale.

According to experts, the incident was nothing more than a near-tragic coincidence — and had nothing to do with the ill temperament of the humpback.

“It was an accident,” Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation co-founder and director of research Dianna Schulte told The New York Post.

The Portsmouth-based marine researcher said the video proves that the nine-metre juvenile was feeding when it broke through the surface of the water.

“The whales will come up through schools of fish with their mouth wide open and close their mouth, either right before they break the surface or even after they break the surface,” Ms Schulte said. “The boat was in the wrong place.”

The boat completely capsized.

The boat was towed back to shore by some bystanders on a nearby vessel.

The marine mammal has become somewhat of a local celebrity for becoming the first humpback to hunt its meals in the Piscataqua River.

Minke whales are known to swim through the channel, but humpbacks tend to stay around 15 miles from shore, Ms Schulte said. A population boom in Atlantic menhaden — a favourite among whales, dolphins and sharks — could be the reason the juvenile is coming closer to the coast, she said, adding that it could be using the shallow waters to its advantage as it builds upon its hunting skills.

The humpback’s unusual presence has drawn plenty of gawkers in the last few weeks — meaning the fishermen should have been aware that there was a whale lurking below.

“The boaters that are in the video, they should have known better to not be fishing with a large whale in the area, because (an accident) can happen,” Ms Schulte said.

The idea that the whale was “pissed off” or may have been acting maliciously — like how Orcas are attacking sailboats in Europe — is preposterous, she continued.

The boat bobbed in the air before capsizing.

There were no injuries following the ordeal.

“The whales, when they’re feeding on the fish schools, when they’re that dense, they just can’t see through the fish school, so they don’t know what’s above them, especially on a cloudy day like today. So the whale had no idea that the boat was even there,” said Ms Schulte.

“I’ve been watching whales and researching whales for 30 years, and I’ve never seen a humpback whale purposely hit a boat.”

As long as the trailblazing humpback is swimming in Portsmouth’s shallow waters, Ms Schulte warned that boaters and fishermen should give the animal as much as 100 yards of space, especially when they catch it at mealtime.

Humans aren’t the only ones being put in harm’s way when fishing too close to the massive mammals: whales can become entangled in fishing lines and lobster equipment, which could greatly hinder its ability to feed.

– with New York Post