8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
The captain and crew of a commercial salmon seiner attempt to free a large fin whale caught in another boat's seine as it spouts water (and who knows what else) all over them. The whale was eventually

The captain and crew of a commercial salmon seiner attempt to free a large fin whale caught in another boat's seine as it spouts water (and who knows what else) all over them. The whale was eventually freed by another method. The seine was in ruins.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2008
Date Uploaded: 12.2010
Photo Location: Alaska, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D80
Copyright: © Michael Patitucci