The guys who had a whale land on their boat out in the open seas are luckily fine now — but in the moment, they saw their lives flash before their eyes … and we got the full story.
Ryland Kenney and Greg Paquette — the two friends forced to scramble from their boat after the huge sea mammal landed on the engine — stopped by “TMZ Live” Wednesday to recount the life-or-death moment … and it certainly sounds dramatic.
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It started out as a regular fishing trip — but Kenney and Paquette say things quickly went south when the humpback whale breached and came crashing down on their vessel.
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Check it out … the guys say Ryland had a fish on the line when the sea creature crashed down on the boat flipping it — and them too — into the water off the New Hampshire coast.
Greg says Ryland — who was at the back of the boat — yelled out in surprise … ’cause he was just a few feet away from the whale’s head when it burst to the surface, and while he was first in awe, he soon realized the danger of his situation.
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Ryland explains why he jumped from the boat — and just how lucky he is to walk away uninjured, not to mention alive.
As we told you … the U.S. Coast Guard told us the incident went down yesterday morning –and, the military branch sent out an alert to other boats in the area. A good samaritan came along and dragged the damaged ship to shore.
Multiple whales have been spotted off the New Hampshire/Massachusetts shore this month … seems like these appearances are growing in frequency. Talk about a Moby Dick whale tale!
