Whale sinks yacht in Pacific Ocean, sailors rescued 18 hours later

KCRA • Oct 1, 2026

Whale sinks yacht in Pacific Ocean, sailors rescued 18 hours later

A whale strike sank a yacht in the South Pacific, leaving its four crew members adrift in a life raft for about 18 hours before a cargo ship rescued them.

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Decorama 1w

Ship propellers slice at whales on a regular basis. This is just a moment where the whales had their turn.

noblerooster6245 1w • edited

I wish there was more detail in the article. Sounds like a scary day on the water.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_marine_mammal

Bob

OP 1w

Just Google it… there are several mentions

noblerooster6245 1w

Wow its a crazy story. They were pretty far at sea. Good thing they had a great lifeboat kit. Could you imagine not having a strong radio in that situation?

https://fox8.com/news/whale-sinks-yacht-in-south-pacific-causing-military-rescue-mission/amp/

Bob

OP 1w

I know eh? Weren't they like 250 km out? If that was me I would just presume that I'd be dying that day.

Whale sinks yacht in Pacific Ocean, sailors rescued 18 hours later

Whale sinks yacht in Pacific Ocean, sailors rescued 18 hours later

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