The incident occurred near Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Eyewitnesses (teenagers) were able to capture on video the moment the huge marine mammal suddenly appears out of the water and rams a neighboring watercraft.
“The whale surfaced out of the water off Portsmouth, New Hampshire and slammed into a boat. Teenagers who were in the vicinity, filmed it on video”, - specified journalists of the TV channel CBS News.
From the impact, the pleasure boat tilted violently. The man, who was on board at the time of the incident, fell into the water. Information about the further fate of the victim is not available. Witnesses of the emergency hastened to leave the danger zone. Unfortunately, it is not clear from the channel's message whether the American who was in the ocean was rescued. It is noteworthy that near the scene of the accident can be seen several more boats.
Earlier it became known that the shark bit off an Australian serviceman's arm and leg.