We look back at a visit to Algoa Bay from USA Based Social Media Coach and guest of Worldwide Experience – a division of the Mantis Group – Haley Findlay.
Haley came whale watching and interviewed the ‘Inside Man’ for an ‘Inside Story’ about his near death experience in the Mouth of a Brydes Whale whilst filming the Sardine Run offshore of Gqeberha.
Published on 8 March 2019 the video of Rainer being caught in the mouth of a Brydes Whale has had nearly 12 Million views.
A DRAMATIC set of pictures show a man nearly being swallowed by a Bryde’s Whale off Gqeberha Harbour. Rainer Schimpf, 51, has worked as a dive tour operator in South Africa for over 15 years. But in 2019, he experienced something very rare – the inside of a whale’s mouth. In perfect sea conditions, Rainer and his team set off to document the sardine run – a natural event where gannets, penguins, seals, dolphins, whales and sharks work together to gather the fish into bait balls. Rainer and his colleagues film the expedition for educational and environmental purposes. Split into two groups, Rainer led his team into the ocean, about 25 nautical miles from shore. But, it was when the sea suddenly churned up that the team knew something strange was happening.
