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UWAJIMA BAY, Japan -- An angry whale knocked a Japanese fisherman out of his small boat on Tuesday, and the whole thing was caught on tape.
The man had been trying to rescue the whale, which had strayed out of open waters.
The body of the fisherman was later discovered by divers. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
The whale started to thrash and threw two other fishermen from another boat into the water, as well.
The fishermen and officials were trying to coax the 50-foot-long whale out of Uwajima Bay and back into the open sea when the whale went wild.
It was not immediately clear why the whale had strayed into the bay.
Raw Video: Whale Attacks Japanese Fishing Boat
Reader Comments
6 people have commented so far.Brilliant whales finally starting to realise what those naughty japanese have been doing to them all these years
- Adampape · Bangkok Thailand · Mar 14, 2007 @ 12:12am
HEAR HEAR! However, this man was trying to help the whale, supposedly. Japanese do eat whale so it's not like they are killing whales in vain. It is my opinion that there needs to be a moratorium of all fishing of any kind, of any mammal or fish in our oceans, for a period of at least 5 years. Let the ocean re-generate itself - for if the animals of the sea perish, so shall we perish.
- Kimberli · Woodland, USA · Mar 14, 2007 @ 12:54pm
What good would a moratorium do on all types of fishing if there is already a one on whaling, yet the Japanese ignore this and justify their killing as "scientific research." Some country just needs to stand up to Japan and force them to stop whaling via sanctions, or hell, even piracy for all I care. They are one tiny speck of an island out in the vast pacific, do you really think they need to kill 1,800 whales a season, or whatever their "quota for research" is.
- Eric · Santa Barbara, USA · Mar 15, 2007 @ 10:56pm
yea well this people were trying to be friendly, but you also cant forget they do kill whale there so. he as probly trying to defend himself
- Savanna MIles · Dubois, Wyoming · Sep 11, 2008 @ 12:04pm
I agree more enforcement is needed for killing whales, but align your priorities. Why didn't you make such a strong comment when Rwanda killed 400,000 people. That's 400,000 human beings. Certainly that is worse than 400 whales. And these fishermen were trying to save this whale.
- Capt Dennis · Key West, FL USA · May 26, 2009 @ 12:55pm
Whales are evil, stay away from them.
- Louise White · Rome · Jun 30, 2009 @ 3:22pm