Holidaymakers on a leisurely boat tour around the Racha Islands, located south of Phuket, yesterday were privy to a thrilling spectacle: the rare sight of a whale in its natural habitat, a relatively unusual occurrence in these parts.

 

The Star Sailing Club’s head, Ilya Saldaev, captured and shared footage of the majestic creature breaking the water’s surface on social media. This occurrence was reported by Novosti Phuketa, The Phuket News’ Russian language affiliate. It’s worth noting that this is the second time a whale has been spotted in these waters since August.

 

“Today we were yachting and met a whale not far from Racha. Who knows what breed? Now is the time to go to sea. The prices are not astronomical, and you can encounter whales.”

 

Among the comments on the video, some speculated that the whale could be a blue whale, while others suggested it might be a humpback.

 

By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Caption: Photo courtesy of Phuket News

 

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Looks like a Bryde's Whale to me. 

 

Cool, but they do know not to approach them right?

 

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Now is the time to go to sea. The prices are not astronomical, and you can encounter whales.”

 

1 hour ago, Skeptic7 said:

Looks like a Bryde's Whale to me. 

Looks like a Black Boob whale to me.

3 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Looks like a Black Boob whale to me.