After a marine accident involving a breaching whale had rendered both men swimming and their vessel no longer seaworthy, they were rescued by bothers Wyatt Yager and Colin Yager, who pulled them aboard a dry boat to safety. Wyatt told Fox News he was surprised to see how happy the men seemed despite the accident.
A whale breaching right beside a boat in Portsmouth Harbor. Screenshot/Newsflare
The whale lands on the boat of the two men near where the brothers were fishing on July 23. Screenshot/Newsflare
Capturing the moment on video, the brothers witnessed the whale rise out of the water and crash down onto the other boat, rocking it so heavily that it tipped over sideways and flung both men overboard. The vessel then capsized.
The two men are flung overboard and their boat capsizes. Screenshot/Newsflare
Without considering any danger the situation posed their own lives, the Yager brothers in their boat immediately raced to help the men, now floundering in the water, and managed to get them safely aboard. Wyatt did not think that the whale might breach again.
The two men were found to be happy and smiling after being pulled aboard the brothers’ boat. Screenshot/Newsflare