Mass. lobster diver swallowed by humpback whale off Cape Cod coast

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Published 2021-06-11

The veteran Cape Cod lobster diver was positioned off the coast of Provincetown, about 35 feet down, when he was swallowed by a humpback whale.

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All Comments (21)

2 years ago

The whale feels horrible about the mistake and hopes he's OK.
@ARMEDPATRIOT757 2 years ago

Last time that happened the story got written into a book.....
@glasgato5770 2 years ago

Reporter: "That's the story coming to you live from Nineveh."
@christianc5161 2 years ago

Your name is no longer Michael, you shall be called "Jonah".
@Kev621 2 years ago

No one is ever gonna outdo his story at Thanksgiving dinner...
@danielmoore6744 2 years ago

Whale: "I once caught a human this big" /exaggerates
@shakkazbra4984 2 years ago

Whales Friends: Hey….Did you do it? Whale: Yes I did it….Now where’s my 20$?
@snoogiebug 2 years ago

He’s just lucky the whale was a spitter and not a swallower.
@constructionproduction4965 2 years ago

Who else is frustrated that he didn’t have a GoPro on him
@TorahScholar 2 years ago

Whale: I always imagined they'd taste different. 0 out of 5 stars, will not try again
@angelajohnson6659 2 years ago

Whale is still trying to get the taste of cigarettes and whiskey out of his mouth!
@johnhardin4358 2 years ago

Even Jonah got puked out. Whales get killed by humans in a variety of ways, but they find us distasteful.
@bruceparker6142 2 years ago

Whale's wife: Don't you kiss me with that mouth.
@anthonycoleman9593 2 years ago

Sitting at his local bar, no other stories will top this one.
@donovans.5241 2 years ago

I've actually done a bit of research on this a while back. This makes him only one of a few people in history to survive a confirmed swallowing by a whale. Usually, the person dies in the whales mouth before being ejected by being crushed to death as the whale filters the water for plankton, or they die within a day or two from crushed internal organs. He's lucky and has an amazing story now.
@McChicken03 2 years ago

The whale was probably apologizing when it swam away. Just saying “Sorry human, I just wanted some krill.”
@andytuesday500 2 years ago

He definitely doesn’t need to worry about that happening twice. What’s the chances of it happening once. Best fishing story I’ve ever heard to be honest.
@0021able 2 years ago

“ whale was shaking his mouth trying to eject me” Whale: ewwwww human
@rachelwhitemiller813 2 years ago

"OH MY GOD IM ALIVE!" Jonah said similar words to that effect.
@johnyoung2702 2 years ago

"I realized I was in a whales mouth" "You figured that out while you were in the whales mouth?" Lmao 🤣