Encounter with endangered blue whales off Point Fermin evokes awe

Daily Breeze | September 3, 2004| | Copyright

As Dan Salas' yacht dipped and swayed with the waves along the Catalina Channel, there was nothing in sight but blue skies, a few shipping vessels and a bit of haze along the horizon.

But he promised they were out there. He saw them earlier. There should be at least six, measuring as long as his 80-foot party boat, with light-gray bodies that turn turquoise as the sun hits their backs near the water surface.

Nearly 6 miles off Point Fermin, Salas got the signal he'd been waiting for.

A massive blue whale exhaled, releasing a burst of white moisture from its blow hole that shot straight up, ...

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