'Loud thud': Sperm whale sinks yacht in South Pacific

This handout image taken on Sept 26 shows a yacht sinking after a sperm whale struck and cracked the hull in the remote South Pacific. - AFP

WELLINGTON: A sperm whale cracked the hull of a yacht sailing in the remote South Pacific, forcing four sailors into a day-and-night fight for survival on the high seas.

Crew members on the 16-metre Tai Tam told AFP on Thursday (Oct 1) of their weekend encounter with a pod of sperm whales 250 nautical miles north of tiny Norfolk Island.

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这张摄于9月26日的照片显示，在偏远的南太平洋海域，一艘游艇遭到抹香鲸撞击，船体破裂，游艇随即沉没。——法新社

惠灵顿：一头抹香鲸撞裂了一艘在偏远的南太平洋航行的游艇的船体，迫使四名水手在公海上日夜搏斗求生。

16 米长的 Tai Tam 号上的船员于周四（10 月 1 日）告诉法新社，他们在周末与一群抹香鲸在诺福克岛以北 250 海里处相遇。

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