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A humpback whale breaching near Shelter Island in Southeast Alaska. Snowcapped mountains in the background.
Posted inSoutheast News, Wildlife

Whale pops up and lifts up fishing boat near Sitka

Cathy Li - Daily Sitka Sentinel by Cathy Li - Daily Sitka Sentinel August 1, 2025August 1, 2025

While cleaning up after a successful fishing trip near Biorka Island, southwest of Sitka, on July 20, Vern Culp and Brian Neal felt their 22-foot boat being lifted from underneath. Neal thought they had hit some rocks until he looked over the side and saw a giant eye, belonging to a humpback whale, looking back. […]

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