Dang. Those things are big. Check out the video here, or below - neat, though. Wait for the diver to come into view. I don't think I'd be swimming quite so close to one. Sort of makes you feel like peanut butter inside just watching it.
You could say it was the jellyfish, or you could say it was the overzealous fishermen on board. While trying to haul in a catch of several dozen giant Nomura's jellyfish - one of the largest in the world - a Japanese fishing trawler tipped right over.
According to the Telegraph, "The crew of the fishing boat was thrown into the sea when the vessel capsized, but the three men were rescued by another trawler, according to the Mainichi newspaper. The local Coast Guard office reported that the weather was clear and the sea was calm at the time of the accident."
It's no wonder only a few dozen could capsize a boat. Each jellyfish can weigh as much as 450 pounds.
Silly newsmen, if I understand this story, the fishermen weren't trying to catch the jellyfish, they were trying to get them out of their nets before the jelly's weight tore the nets apart.
Posted by: Ed Flinn | Monday, November 09, 2009 at 12:24 PM