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In March 2019, a diver off the coast of [[South Africa]] was accidentally caught in the mouth of a feeding Bryde's whale.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/moment-diver-was-swallowed-and-then-spat-out-by-mammoth-whale/news-story/9a11e3156833e4e032e3483abdcb2ecf|title=South African diver Rainer Schimpf swallowed by Bryde's whale|website=www.news.com.au|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> The diver and tour-operator, [[Rainer Schimpf]], was photographing sharks circling a bait-ball of [[fish]], when the whale suddenly appeared from below and opened its mouth near the surface in an attempt to swallow the fish. In doing so, it accidentally engulfed Schimpf as well; his entire upper body (down to his waist) went into the whale's mouth. The whale gripped him with its jaws for a few moments as Schimpf held his breath and feared the whale would deep dive. Soon after the whale submerged again, it quickly spat Schimpf (who was unharmed) back out and swam away.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/diver-survives-after-being-scooped-up-in-whales-mouth-off-south-africa|title=Diver survives after being scooped up in whale's mouth off South Africa|last=Fedschun|first=Travis|date=2019-03-10|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref>
Tourists on jet skis have harassed whales off the gulf coast of [[Phetchaburi Province]], Thailand.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yurou |title=Thai minister warns tourists of harsh penalty if found disrupting Bryde's whale |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/15/c_138473603.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015142544/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/15/c_138473603.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 October 2019 |access-date=15 October 2019 |work=Xinhua |date=15 October 2019}}</ref>
== See also ==
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