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One boat sailing up from Australia to Vanuatu reported the keel hitting
a sunfish (see the link below). Does anyone have any experience or sighting of what a sunfish looks like? Also a few other boat reported some fish, one was said to be one and a half feet long, and squids landing on the boat. Does this happen a lot and would these be certain types of fish and not others? Thanks. Extract: They have since pulled the hydraulic rams out of the boat and sent them back to the manufacturer and on Tuesday had clear enough water to see the keel was damaged right on the nose of the bulb. 'We sent a professional diver down someone who does this all the time and he said it was definitely a Sunfish*.' Coleman says 'in fact he brought up some Sunfish skin from the keel.' * Sunfish The ocean sunfish vies for the title of strangest fish in the sea. Its Latin name, Mola mola , means millstone. Recorded up to two tons, this gentle giant inhabits all tropical and temperate seas. End Extract from http://www.sail-world.com/2006m2v/ Solo Thesailor http://sailingstoriesandtips.blogspot.com |
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