‘Absolutely incredible’: Man rowing solo across Atlantic is surrounded by whales

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Tom Waddington, who is rowing across the Atlantic Ocean, filmed an hours-long encounter with what he believes were long-finned pilot whales. He enjoyed their visit — until one smacked into his small boat.

The appearance of hundreds of whales was amazing, rower Tom Waddington said. But when one slammed into his boat, “suddenly it turned from David Attenborough into Moby Dick. And I was really scared.”

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The appearance of hundreds of whales was amazing, rower Tom Waddington said. But when one slammed into his boat, “suddenly it turned from David Attenborough into Moby Dick. And I was really scared.”