Terrifying moment angry whale capsizes boat off New Hampshire coast with sailors on board

A humpback whale has managed to capsize a mini sportfishing vessel disconnected nan New Hampshire with 2 frightened sailors connected board. 

The ample mammal was caught connected camera breaching done nan waters disconnected nan seashore of Portsmouth Tuesday. 

In nan terrifying footage, nan animal tin beryllium seen bringing its snout down connected nan rear of nan mini alloy sending nan 2 group onboard into nan water. 

The vessel tin beryllium seen laying connected apical of nan h2o connected its broadside earlier it starts to submerge and flip over. 

Another clip shows nan vessel being towed by different fishermen adjacent who captured nan full scene.

It is understood that everyone onboard escaped without injury. 

It remains unclear precisely erstwhile nan incident happened, though nan footage first appeared connected societal media early connected Tuesday afternoon. 

Since nan footage ended up connected societal media, users person been near commenting connected nan clip. 

One personification said: 'This is crazy - whales don't do that by accident.'

Another added: 'This is insane to watch', while immoderate posted: 'That vessel folded truthful quick.'

According to WGME, a humpback whale has been spotted astir nan Maine and New Hampshire border, which is adjacent nan waters disconnected Portsmouth. 

It remains unclear if it is nan aforesaid humpback, which was caught connected camera connected Sunday day astir nan harbor astatine Portsmouth. 

It is besides unclear what prompted nan elephantine oversea mammal to capsize nan boat.  

Dianna Schulte of nan Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation told WGME: 'We're hoping it leaves nan area soon.

'There person been a batch of menhaden, which is simply a type of mini bait fish, successful nan stream recently. So likely, it was coming into nan stream conscionable looking for immoderate food.'

Humpacks turn up to 56 feet successful magnitude and tin measurement up to 40 tones. Their fare usually consists of krill and mini food and were almost driven to extinction by whaling successful nan early 20th century. 

Humpbacks are mostly considered gentle, though group who take to aquatics pinch them are perchance astatine consequence of being struck by nan animal's fluke (tail) if they extremity up swimming into a unsighted spot.