UMichael Packard, isisebenzi esisebenza ngokudayisa izivakashi esivela eNew England sichaze ukuthi kunjani ukuphela emlonyeni womkhomo ogudle ugu lwaseCape Cod.
“O nkosi yami, ngisemlonyeni womkhomo futhi uzama ukungigwinya. Ngacabanga ngathi, 'Hheyi, yiyo le. Ekugcineni ngizofa. Akukho ukuphuma lapha, '' ' UMichael Packard utshele isiteshi sezindaba sendawo eseProvincetown, eMassachusetts.
Isigameko sikaMichael Packard
UMichael Packard, owayeneminyaka engu-56 ubudala owayenelayisensi yokudayisa ama-lobster, wayedonsela i-lobster ngasogwini lwaseProvincetown, eMassachusetts, ngomhlaka 11 Juni 2021. Ujuba olungu-45 ft olwandle ukuze abheke isicupho - lapho umkhoma odlulayo wamgwiliza. Uthe yena "Ngizwe lokhu kuqhuma okukhulu futhi konke kumnyama".
Umdobi waqale wacabanga ukuthi ushaka omkhulu omhlophe umhlaselile kodwa wangathola mazinyo. "Kwakwenzeka ngokushesha okukhulu," UPackard uthe. Bengicabanga ukuthi ngizophuma kanjani kulowo mlomo. ”
Ufakwe kancane emlonyeni omkhulu, uPackard uthe uyaqhubeka nokuphefumulela ku-regulator yethangi lakhe le-scuba, ezungezwe ikhethini le-baleen lokuhlunga. “Ngabona ukuthi ayikho indlela enginganqoba ngayo isilo esilingana nalo. Wayezokwenza noma yini ayifunayo ngami. Wayezongigwinya noma angikhafulele. ”
Ekholelwa ukuthi ukuphela sekusondele, uMichael ucabanga ngomkakhe, amadodana akhe, umama wakhe, nawo wonke umndeni wakhe. “Nakhu sengiphefumula umoya. Ngabe ngizophefumula umoya emlonyeni walo mkhomo uze uphele? Izinto ezihlanyayo. ”
Ngemuva kwemizuzwana ebabayo engaphezu kwengu-30, Ngokuphazima kweso, umkhomo wamkhiphela ngaphandle kukaMichael ngomlomo nangaphandle kwamanzi.
Owayesebenza noMichael Packard wasibona sonke lesi sigameko.
Ukuhlangana kubhekwe besesikebheni sabo ngumlingani wabasebenza noMichel, uJosiah Mayo. "Bekuwukuphaphalaza nje okukhulu nohlobo lokushayana nxazonke," UJosiah utshele iBoston eyi-10. "Ngibone uMichael eqhamuka ngaphakathi kwalo mkhomo wanyamalala."
Ukaputeni wesikebhe uJoe Francis utshele i-CBS Boston: “Ngibone uMike ephuma endiza ezinyaweni zamanzi kuqala ephethe izingodo zakhe wawela phansi emanzini. Ngigxumele esikebheni. Simsukumisile, sakhipha ithangi lakhe. Wamthola emphemeni wamthulisa futhi wahamba, 'Joe, ngangisemlonyeni womkhomo.' Uya 'Angikholwa, bengisemlonyeni womkhomo, Joe!' ”
Ngemuva kwesigameko
UPackard ubelaliswe esibhedlela iHyannis Cape Cod kanti usikhumbule sonke lesi sigameko ngemuva kokudedelwa. Ngokuyisimangaliso, uMichael wahlukumezeka kuphela edolweni nasekonakaleni kwezicubu zomzimba ethangeni lakhe nomkhomo i-humpback. Futhi manje ulangazelela ukululama futhi abuyele emanzini, kubika i-10 Boston.
Okumangalisa nakakhulu ukuthi, uMichael wasinda kwesinye isigameko sokufa cishe emashumini amabili edlule: walimala kanzima engozini yendiza eyenzeka ngo-2001 eCosta Rica, walimala kabi ebusweni futhi waphuka amathambo amaningi ezandleni nasezinyaweni, ngokusho kweCape Cod Times.
Umkhomo i-Humpback
Ngokwe-World Wildlife Fund, inani labantu emhlabeni jikelele imikhomo cishe zingu-60,000. Zingaba nesisindo esingamathani angama-36 futhi zingakhula zize zifike ku-50ft (15m).
Imikhomo okuthiwa ama-humpback ayimudli umuntu. Ngokusho kochwepheshe, lolu hlobo lokuziphatha aluzwakali futhi kungenzeka ukuthi luwumphumela wesigameko esixakile - i-fluke, uma uthanda. Ngaphandle kwezibalo zeBhayibheli eziboshwe yiNineve, maningi amathuba okuthi akekho umuntu ongafana nendaba kaPackard.
Ngokusho kwesazi sezilwane zasolwandle saseNew England Aquarium uPeter Corkeron, imikhomo i-humpback “Abagibeli bokugaya” abadla ngokuvula imvula imilomo yabo nangokusebenzisa amaphaphu amakhulu emanzini. Futhi uma unamamitha angama-50 ubude futhi unesisindo samathani angama-30, njengoba kungenzeka ama-humpbacks, awulawuli njalo lapho uya khona, usho kanjalo.
Okuhlangenwe nakho kukaMichael Packard
Indodana kaPackard, uJacob, usungule i "Ngibuze noma yini" kababa wakhe, futhi waphendula imibuzo ethile mayelana nokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe okuseduze nokufa.
Q: Ngabe ulimi lwayo (lomkhomo) lwalubushelelezi njengolwenja noma luklwebheka okwekati?
IMP: Ngangigqoke isudi eyomile, ngangingeke ngikwazi ukusho. Futhi, umlomo wagcwala amanzi.
Q: Wawuyini 'umcabango wakho wokugcina' lapho ubona ukuthi uzodliwa umkhomo?
A: Unkosikazi wami nezingane
Q: Ubhajwe isikhathi esingakanani? Ubucabanga ukuthi ungafa?
A: (Ngangivaleleke) cishe imizuzwana engama-30-40. Yebo, ngangicishe ngikholwe ukuthi ngizofa namuhla.
Q: Uphume kanjani?
A: Ekugcineni, umkhomo wakwazi ukungikhipha ngokuhambisa ikhanda nolimi, ngicabanga.
Q: Kwenzekeni ngemuva kokuphuma kwakho? Ngabe ubekwazi ukubhukuda uye endaweni ephephile noma ngabe kukhona umuntu obedinga ukukusiza?
A: Umlingani wami wangikhipha emanzini wangibuyisela esikebheni, ngabonga ukuthi wayekhona.
