Four people were rescued from a yacht sunk by a sperm whale in the Pacific Ocean

In the Pacific Ocean, four people were rescued from a yacht that was sunk by a sperm whale. 1News reports this.

There were two Australians, a New Zealander and a Frenchman on board the yacht. According to New Zealand yachtsman Terry Hetherington, during the collision of the ship with the whale, he heard a very loud blow. Immediately after him, he noticed about four or five sperm whales next to the yacht.

Hetherington said the group initially tried to repair the vessel and pump out the water, but eventually realized it was futile. Then the passengers gave a distress signal and climbed onto a life raft. They were picked up by a container ship 17 hours later. According to Hetherington, they managed to survive only because of the calm ocean.