Two fishermen are safe after a whale crashed onto their boat

RYE, N.H. (AP) — Two fishermen are safe after a whale crashed onto their boat, capsizing it off the New Hampshire shore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The incident occurred Tuesday near Odiorne Point State Park in Rye. The two men, who were thrown overboard, said they had seen the whale earlier and were trying to keep their distance. The Coast Guard posted to X that they had received a mayday call stating that a 23-foot (7-meter) center console boat had turned over because of a whale breach.  “A good Samaritan recovered both individuals from the water. No injuries were reported,” the Coast Guard posted.The rescuers turned out to be two young brothers. The vessel has also been salvaged. The whale probably did not know the boat was there, said Sara Morris of the University of New Hampshire Shoals Marine Laboratory.