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Jul 21 2010 / 5:34am

Forty-ton whale lands on yacht during Cape Town sailing trip - Telegraph

A couple who took a yacht for a quiet sailing trip were stunned when a 40-ton whale crash-landed on their boat off Cape Town.
The 40-ton whale crash-landed on their boat.

The pair were enjoying calm seas off the South African coast when the animal flipped into the air and smashed into their mast.

Ralph Mothes, 59, and Paloma Werner, 50, were helpless as the beast thrashed around on their 33ft vessel before slipping back into the water.