This is a case of shoot, shovel, and shut up.
These boaters are in for one hell of a federal criminal case for disturbing the whale. Now if they were installing a windmill...
Shouldn't they drag the whale up on the beach so they can check it and make sure it wasn't injured in the collision?
We will know that the boaters are democrats if they aren't nailed for this:
"Level A Harassment means any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance which has the potential to injure a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild. "
Sounds like they had a whale of a time!
Confusing.
They disembark onto Pebble Beach, in South Monterey County and San Mateo dispatches a salvage ship (tow truck)?????
from like 90+ miles away???
There are several services available in the are from less than 7 nautical miles away....
Deputies and the salvage team are working to ensure the ecosystem is protected from possible gas or oil spillage during the salvage operation.
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Gimme a break! It’s a small boat and a huge ocean. What damage could a couple of gallons of gas or a bit of oil possibly do? ...CA has well known oil seepage from the ocean floor just offshore and it’s happened for decades, with no damaging effects.
Now that’s one head on collision I think I would want to avoid. I’m sure the boaters will be charged with reckless sailing because the whale had the right of way.
Pescadero is like Disney World for whales.
Where’s Cap’t. Ahab when you need him?