09-08-2017 16:08 via vancouversun.com

Whale-watching boat collides with humpback whale near Victoria

A whale-watching Zodiac boat collided with a humpback whale in a “freak accident” near Race Rocks on Monday, injuring two passengers and the vessel’s captain.
At the time of the collision, there was no sign of the whale — the captain was following another group of humpbacks about three nautical miles to the east — when “all of a sudden, boom, impact,” said operations manager Ben Duthie of Prince of Whales tours in Victoria.
“It came out of nowhere
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