A New Hampshire man celebrating his birthday on the ocean with his three daughters captured video of something so rare that even marine scientists are jealous — three humpback whales leaping from the water in near perfect unison.
“It was such an uplifting thing to see. Just incredible,” Robert Addie said.
The Portsmouth man, now a home remodeler, spent decades on the water as a commercial fisherman in Massachusetts and Alaska. In that time, he said he’s seen thousands of whales.
But he never witnessed anything like Monday’s whale encounter on a tuna fishing trip off Cape Cod.
The excursion with his daughters was for his 59th birthday, as well as to celebrate his safe return from a humanitarian aid trip to Ukraine where he came under heavy artillery fire.
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‘Whale ballet': Video shows 3 humpbacks jump in unison, a birthday surprise for man and daughters. https://t.co/RKBXwRyPFF pic.twitter.com/czWohushgB
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