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Humpback whale launches out of water, slams into fishing boat off…

Fisherman Steven Heid says he feared the boat was going down when the humpback crashed onto it; viral footage shows the whole thing.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 7:32 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “Massive humpback whale launches out of water, slams into fishing boat off Long Island”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:32 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Long Island.
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New York PostMassive humpback whale launches out of water, slams into fishing boat off Long Island

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOkay, the one we teased: a humpback whale launched itself out of the water off Long Island and landed on a fishing boat, and the New York Post has the video.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFisherman Steven Heid says he thought the boat might go down, and everyone aboard was shaken but the footage shows the whole thing, a wall of whale coming out of nowhere.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA whale in the air.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat is the splash report to end all splash reports, and I'm upgrading the scale: ripple, wave, humpback, and now, whale on deck.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhale on deck.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOr the whale was just saying hello, and the boat took it personally.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorForty tons saying hello is how every apology letter starts, Vera, with the boat's insurance company reading it.