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Off-duty Maine police officer gets up close and personal with humpback whale

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Off-duty Maine police officer gets up close and personal with humpback whale

The Kittery Harbormaster also received several videos of the whale jumping out of the water in Pepperell Cove on Wednesday and Thursday.

It’s not just any tourist — a humpback whale is visiting Pepperell Cove in Kittery over the Fourth of July weekend. Off-duty Kittery police Officer Danny Contois captured amazing video of a young humpback whale grabbing a snack right in front of his fishing boat Thursday morning. The whale emerges from the water just feet from the stern of the boat, and the fish narrowly escapes its mouth. The Kittery harbormaster confirmed to Maine’s Total Coverage that experts with Marine Mammals of Maine determined it was a humpback whale and not a Northern right whale, a similar species also common in the Gulf of Maine. The harbormaster is asking the public to avoid the area around Pepperell Cove so the whale can feed safely. “If you spook him, he could get hurt and none of us want that,” he wrote on Facebook. If you see the whale or any other marine animal in danger or distress, stay a safe distance and call the Kittery Police Department at 207-436-1638 or the Harbormaster immediately at 207-332-2656.

KITTERY, Maine —

It’s not just any tourist – a humpback whale is visiting Pepperell Cove in Kittery on the Fourth of July weekend.

Off-duty Kittery Police Officer Danny Contois captured amazing video of a young humpback whale grabbing a snack right in front of his fishing boat Thursday morning.

The whale emerges from the water just a few meters from the stern of the boat, and some fish narrowly escape its mouth.

The Kittery harbormaster confirmed to Maine’s Total Coverage that experts from Marine Mammals of Maine determined it was a humpback whale and not a North Atlantic right whale, a similar species that is also common in the Gulf of Maine.

The harbormaster is asking the public to avoid the Pepperell Cove area so the whales can feed safely. “If you scare him, he could get hurt and none of us want that,” he wrote on Facebook.

If you see the whale or any other marine animal in danger or distress, stay a safe distance and call the Kittery Police Department at 207-436-1638 or the Harbormaster immediately at 207-332-2656.

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