A humpback whale has swam into Sydney Harbour pausing ferry services

Anyone near Sydney Harbour got a rare treat today as a humpback whale swam into Circular Quay, playing near the Bridge and Opera House and even pausing ferry services, though no one seemed to mind.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
A wave from the water by this young and sprightly
humped back whale. A pit stop in Sydney Harbor for
a quick sightseeing tour.

Speaker 2 (00:11):
And it was very, very close to shore, the closest
well I've ever seen, and it just jumped out.

Speaker 1 (00:15):
The water Onlookers were mesmerized by the ocean giant having
a whale of a time just off Shark Beach at
four clues.

Speaker 3 (00:23):
Just really, it's flack and abound. I punished. I thought
it was a shark, but yeah, definitely, Well, it's gorgeous.

Speaker 1 (00:30):
Tourists transfixed by the spectacular display at one point close
to Circular Key. Not something you usually see in Holland.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
No, no, no, we don't.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
The ten meter long whale was first spotted at around
seven point thirty this morning. It made for a navigational
nightmare for harbor traffic as Maritime Cruise worked to move
it out of harm's way.

Speaker 2 (00:52):
The Ferry Service the experts at this, that's happened before.

Speaker 3 (00:55):
In the past. I don't want to be hit by
a vessel. Vessel styke is threat for a.

Speaker 1 (01:01):
Risk, even in the peak of Sydney's whale watching season.
A Harvard detour from the Humpback Highway is rare as
the gentle giant makes its way north to migrate and mate.

Speaker 3 (01:13):
On two occasions in the last two years we've had
them come all the way into Circular Key.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
A mammoth effort to get the mammal back on course
towards Queensland. Emily Francis seven News