2018 Encounters
Encounter #13 - Mar 11, 2018
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Date:11-Mar-18
Sequence:1
Encounter Number:13
Enc Start Time: 11:05
Enc End Time :11:34
Vessel: Morning Star
Observers: Melisa Pinnow, Jane Cogan, Tom Cogan
Pods or ecotype: T2Cs
Location: San Juan Channel
Begin Lat/Long: 48 36.874/-123 05.485
End Lat/Long: 48 36.804/-123 05.548
Encounter Summary:
With whales reported in San Juan Channel, Melisa, Jane, and Tom met at Snug Harbor and left aboard “Morning Star" at 1045. At 1105, “Morning Star” arrived on scene with the T2Cs as they headed north in San Juan Channel, just south of Reuben Tarte State Park.
A few minutes later, the T2Cs located a seal right off of the Reuben Tarte State Park shoreline. The whales made short work of their prey and celebrated their kill with tail slaps, a spy hop, and an aerial scan. Gulls flew in to pick up the scraps. “Morning Star” left the T2Cs milling in the same spot at 1134.
Photos are taken under Be Whale Wise Guidelines