Photo courtesy of the NJ State Police
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Deal NJ, the New Jersey State Police have reported :
“that suddenly the great beast was before them! He was ten stories high if he was a foot!”
Yes, folks, earlier today, two people in a 20-foot boat were fishing approximately one mile off of Deal, Monmouth County when they had a close encounter with a whale. The whale surfaced beneath the vessel, causing it to capsize.
Both occupants fell overboard as a result, but fortunately no one was hurt. Troopers from the New Jersey State Marine Services Bureau are conducting the vessel accident investigation.
Charges against the whale are pending its apprehension.