Sailing crew rescued after giant whale sunk 44ft boat in Pacific Ocean

Whale collided with 44ft sailboat 13 days into group’s three-week sailing trip from Galápagos Islands to French Polynesia

A giant whale sunk a sailing crew’s boat in the Pacific Ocean before the group was rescued at the end of an ordeal that could have come out of a novel.

Rick Rodriguez of Tavernier, Florida, and three friends spent 10 hours on a lifeboat and dinghy after a whale sunk the crew’s 44ft sailboat Raindancer, the Washington Post reported Monday.