Humpback Whale Spotted in Destin on Saturday

[Hetland]

Was out diving natural bottom, and a barge out of destin. Another boat (near the Miss Louise) reported over the radio that they had spotted a humpback. I saw the photos later, and talked to two guys that saw it independantly. One fin was estimated at 8-9' long. The whale breached, and one of the guys had photos to prove it. Pretty cool huh???

 

[GLENFWB]

That is pretty cool. I also saw the report that it was spotted offshore. Wildlife and Fisheries said at one point it was close enough to see from the beach. I don't remember ever hearing of one around here. We have Whale Sharks cruise through now and then....but I don't remember a Humpback.

Was out diving natural bottom, and a barge out of destin. Another boat (near the Miss Louise) reported over the radio that they had spotted a humpback. I saw the photos later, and talked to two guys that saw it independantly. One fin was estimated at 8-9' long. The whale breached, and one of the guys had photos to prove it. Pretty cool huh???

 

[Hetland]

I spoke to a couple of experienced divers, and they told me that many years ago, a humpback was hanging around a rig South of Dauphin Island for a few days. The whale was very friendly, and interacted with some of the divers. They agreed with you that it was very, very rare to spot a humpback in our area.

The guys at Scuba Tech said they would have photos posted on their site soon.

 

[mike_s]

I had no clue that humback's even came up into the northern gulf

 

[Hetland]

Here are some of the photos:

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/florida-conch-divers/235492-humpback-visits-destin.html

 

[Saltwater Junky]

Thanks Hetland for posting the pix. They are nice. Very cool!!!

 

[deeper thoughts]

Fantastic pix!!!

 

[Hetland]

Check out the thread in Florida Conch Divers, there is a video there. Pretty darn cool.

 

[scubagal28]

That is just the coolest thing! Thanks for the pics!

 

[Hetland]

Special Thanks To SeaYoda for finding the pics and vid :film:

Steve from ScubaTech sent this video to me today: