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Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Scottish Sun
Terrifying moment thrashing 20ft whale bashes boat throwing woman into the churning sea
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THIS is the horrifying moment a massive whale thrashes into a boat and hurls a woman into the sea. A video taken by a passenger on a nearby vessel captured the ordeal, which saw the 20ft minke smash into the motor in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey on Sunday. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 5 A 20ft whale was filmed thrashing in the water Credit: Facebook/Kim Mancini 5 The enormous animal wound up under a boat and hurling a woman overboard Credit: Facebook/Kim Mancini 5 Shocked onlookers said the animal seemed 'really in distress' Credit: Facebook/Kim Mancini Kim Mancinin said the whale appeared to be "really in distress" before the boaters arrived. "It was really in distress. That's when it would go under boats, it was a crazy experience," she told 6abs. After flailing around in the ocean, the animal found itself under the boat's hull. Terrifying footage shows the boat bobbing on the sea as the whale's fin jerks out just a few metres away. Read more on World WHALE TRAGEDY Heartbreaking vid shows whales washed up on beach after Russian mega quake Moments later, the animal is captured thrashing under the motor before sending a woman flying into the water. She was quickly pulled to safety and did not sustain any injuries. Meanwhile, the whale reportedly died. This isn't the first time a whale was caught capsizing a boat. Last year, A video taken by a pair of brothers on a nearby ship captured the terrifying ordeal, showing the exact moment a whale submerged a fishing boat near the New Hampshire coast. Brothers Colin and Wyatt Yager, both Maine natives, said they were fishing about a half-mile off the coast of Rye, New Hampshire – about 10 miles southwest of Portsmouth Harbor – when the whale first appeared. Incredible moment two giant whales 'protect' diver from bloodthirsty shark Portsmouth Harbor is located about 50 miles northeast of Boston, Massachusetts. Colin quickly took out his phone to film the whale, eager to get the sighting on camera. "I had my fishing rod right here, phone in my hand, and just saw it go up, and was just lucky enough to be facing the right direction," Colin said, as reported by ABC affiliate WMUR. Colin's brother Wyat was shocked at what happened next. "I saw it come up, and I was just like, 'Oh no, it's going to hit the boat!' and then it started to flip," Wyatt Yager said. They watched as the whale emerged from the water, crashing on top of a nearby fishing boat. The brothers jumped into action to help rescue two individuals on board, who had fallen into the water as their boat capsized. At least one of the two fishermen was wearing a lifejacket, according to reports. "When I turned, the whale's head was already landing on the engine," said fisherman Greg Paquette. "So when I saw that, then all of a sudden, I look down, the boat is pitching up, the transom is going down into the water." The other fisherman on board, Ryland Kenney, called the experience "surreal." "Everything seemed like in slow motion. It was really weird," he said. "Everyone was like, 'Oh, it was eight seconds. How'd you move so fast?' But it was almost slow motion, like a movie." 5 The incident went down Sunday off in Barnegat Bay in New Jersey Credit: Facebook/Kim Mancini
Glasgow Times
4 days ago
- Glasgow Times
13 photos which tell story of Glasgow school and its famous ex-pupils
Famous ex-pupils of Whitehill Secondary in Dennistoun include leading lights of stage and screen, medicine, science and sport. The school opened in 1891 on Whitehill Street, replacing a building which had once housed the private school Dennistoun Academy, later renamed Whitehill Public School for Girls. Whitehill Secondary in the 1970s (Image: Glasgow City Archives) The first headmaster was James Henderson. In 1902, Whitehill became a Higher Grade school and in 1967 it became a comprehensive. In 1977, the school moved to its present site on Onslow Drive and the original building was demolished. (Image: Newsquest) In 2009, YDance officially launched its Free To Dance Project at Whitehill Secondary in a bid to encourage girls to get involved in dancing as an alternative to PE and other sports. A group of teenage pupils involved in the project treated fellow students to a performance. (Image: Newsquest) In June 1971, the principal prizewinners accepted their accolades – left to right, Brian Williams, 16; George Smith, 16; Fiona McIvor, 18; Ian Raitt, 17; Robert Livingston, 16; Robert Walker, 16; and Bashir Mohammed, 18. (Image: Iain Munro) Times Past reader Iain Munro shared photos of the old Whitehill Senior Secondary school magazine recently. Iain went to Whitehill from 1959 until 1963. READ NEXT: 'At the time, I lived in Riddrie with my parents, in close proximity to Barlinnie jail where my dad worked as a prison officer, and I travelled to and from Dennistoun by public transport, usually the 106 trolleybus,' says Iain, who now lives in the Wirral on Merseyside. 'The magazines are a fascinating reminder of my time at Whitehill.' (Image: Newsquest) Glasgow's first female Lord Provost Jean Roberts, pictured here with Princess Margaret, was a pupil at Whitehill. Trailblazer Jean was also the first woman to become convener of the electricity committee, first to be deputy chairman of the corporation, first to be city treasurer, and the first to be leader of the Labour group. After school, she initially trained as a teacher, and worked at Bishop Street Elementary School. (Image: Newsquest) Senior pupils in 2011 arrive by stretch limo for the Whitehill school prom. It was the early days of US-style high school proms becoming more popular in the city. (Image: Newsquest) Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, who was born in Dennistoun in 1948, was always getting into trouble for singing during lessons at Whitehill Secondary. It paid off, however, as Marie became global singing superstar Lulu, with a string of hits to her name. (Image: Newsquest) In the 1950s, girls and boys still studied different subjects at high school. This domestic science class in 1952 was just for the girls, while the boys studied technical courses such as woodwork. (Image: Newsquest) Artist and author Alasdair Gray was a pupil at Whitehill Secondary, where he received prizes for art and English. He attended Glasgow School of Art from 1952 to 1957 and went on to make his living from writing, painting and teaching. (Image: Newsquest) Rangers and Aberdeen footballer Jim Forrest, who died in 2023 aged 79, was born in Townhead and educated at Rosemount Primary School in Royston and Whitehill Secondary School in Onslow Drive, Dennistoun. (Image: Newsquest) Ronald Cresswell, who died in 2021 aged 86, was a Scottish scientist who was at the forefront of the development of several groundbreaking drugs, including AZT, which is used to prevent and treat HIV. His initial interest was history but it was one of his teachers at Whitehill Secondary who got him interested in chemistry. Ronald also developed the statin, Lipitor, which helps reduce cholesterol. It was once the best selling drug in the world. (Image: Newsquest) Barry St John, who died in 2020 at the age of 76, was a famous backing singer for the likes of John Lennon, Pink Floyd and Elton John in the 1970s. She was born Eliza Janet Thomson in the Gallowgate and went to Whitehill Secondary School in Dennistoun. She is pictured here with American DJ Emperor Rosko in November 1968, the year he signed her. (Image: Newsquest) Dr June Almeida, pictured here at an electron microscope, was a pioneer of medicine, whose work led to the identification of the first human coronavirus. Some of the techniques used in the 2020 pandemic hark back to her work in the 1950s. She was born in 1930 and lived in a tenement near Alexandra Park. Her interest in biological science was sparked by the sad death from diphtheria of her six-year-old brother in 1940. June won the science prize at Whitehill Secondary School, but had to leave school in 1947, the family having no funds to send her to university. She went to work as a laboratory technician in Glasgow Royal Infirmary, which enabled her to study the microscopic examination of tissue samples at which she excelled.
The Sun
5 days ago
- The Sun
Mystery over state of Russian bases housing Putin's most prized nuke subs near epicentre of 6th biggest quake on record
THE condition of a prized Russian nuclear submarine base in the Pacific remains a mystery after it was struck by the monster earthquake. The 8.8 magnitude monster hit off the coast of Kamchatka just before 1am BST on Tuesday and is the sixth biggest on record. 7 7 7 7 It hit just 75miles southeast of Russia's key naval base in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky that houses its Pacific Fleet. Part the complex is the Rybachiy submarine base - which builds and houses the flagship nuclear-armed Borei-class subs. The base is hidden inside Avacha Bay and its condition remains unknown following the mega quake. The huge earthquake and tsunami could have caused any submarines or boats in port to smash into the dock and also hammered the piers and wharves. Other clips caught from the peninsula showed rocks falling down cliffs following the shaking. Information from the base is limited as the nearby town of Vilyuchinsk is closed to the public. Vilyuchinsk builds the submarines and anyone who wants to enter needs an official permit. But patriotic Russians have denied there will be damage as the base is made to withstand a nuclear explosion. One former Russian Navy officer posted on X saying: "I have no information that critical damage to the Russian Navy's naval bases in Kamchatka. I think everything is within the normal range." Satellites have also been prevented from snapping the bases recently by thick cloud cover. Moment surgeons continue performing surgery on patient during 8.8-mag quake It is unclear what ships were in port at the time of the quake. The Russian Pacific Fleet has some 600 warships and is thought to have five of the Borei class submarines. The bulk of the fleet is homeported in Vladivostok, 1,400miles to the southwest. Putin will be particularly nervous about its condition given how much of his Black Sea fleet he has lost to Ukraine's bombs. 7 7 Locals in the village of Severo-Kurilsk in Kamchatka caught video of the resulting tsunami flooding a fish processing factory on the coast. The local port was also inundated which buildings even being moved by the force of the water. In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy a kindergarten collapsed and several people were injured. Footage caught surgeons in the city managing to continue operating while the horror quake unfolded. The brave doctors were captured looking at one another as the apparatus around them begins to shake. The Kremlin announced that no one in Russia had died from the monster earthquake. In nearby Japan, some 2million people were ordered to evacuate from the costs with fears the tsunami could lead to a second Fukushima nuclear disaster. Evacuations were also ordered in Hawaii with waves hitting the islands 1.5m high. With the threat to the US, President Donald Trump posted: "Due to a massive earthquake that occurred in the Pacific Ocean, a Tsunami Warning is in effect for those living in Hawaii. "A Tsunami Watch is in effect for Alaska and the Pacific Coast of the United States. Japan is also in the way. Please visit for the latest information. STAY STRONG AND STAY SAFE!" 7
