A rare whale sighting in Sundahöfn harbor in Reykjavík was caught on film by a guide with the whale watching company Special Tours. The whale was swimming calmly along Skarfabakki pier in Sundahöfn harbor. The ferry to Viðey island leaves from Skarfabakki.
The whale was spotted by the crew of a whale watching boat as it was sailing between Viðey island and the mainland. Sailing closer the crew saw that the whale was a humpback. The whale was most likely chasing herring, as large schools of herring have been seen close to shore in recent weeks in the bay north of Reykjavík peninsula. A pod of killer whales was recently spotted close to shore in Reykjavík.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime sighting, and extremely unusual, Arinbjörn Hauksson with Special Tours told the local newspaper Morgunblaðið. He said that the humpback who was swimming in the harbor has been seen several times in recent days and weeks by whale watching boats off the coast of Reykjavík, but never this close to the shore.
A rare whale sighting in Sundahöfn harbor in Reykjavík was caught on film by a guide with the whale watching company Special Tours. The whale was swimming calmly along Skarfabakki pier in Sundahöfn harbor. The ferry to Viðey island leaves from Skarfabakki.
The whale was spotted by the crew of a whale watching boat as it was sailing between Viðey island and the mainland. Sailing closer the crew saw that the whale was a humpback. The whale was most likely chasing herring, as large schools of herring have been seen close to shore in recent weeks in the bay north of Reykjavík peninsula. A pod of killer whales was recently spotted close to shore in Reykjavík.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime sighting, and extremely unusual, Arinbjörn Hauksson with Special Tours told the local newspaper Morgunblaðið. He said that the humpback who was swimming in the harbor has been seen several times in recent days and weeks by whale watching boats off the coast of Reykjavík, but never this close to the shore.
