New Zealand boat strikes whale, leaving 5 people dead.

[{"selector":"#anim-6b047733-6de8-4036-8bb8-5af0380cd3f5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google New Zealand boat strikes whale, leaving 5 people dead.

[{"selector":"#anim-e420c95f-44ca-46ca-81cd-26747582895a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-48.734131138983535%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google New Zealand's WOOELLINGTON (AP) - A small charter boat capsized in New Zealand on Saturday, killing five persons.

[{"selector":"#anim-1f8be949-1bb3-47c2-bd64-33bd62d85ecb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-33.73025656465194%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The whale and the vehicle may have collided, according to officials. The six other boat occupants were rescued.

[{"selector":"#anim-36e3bbe6-c384-4290-a430-1e9107025230 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.254687386254172%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The 8.5-meter (28-foot) boat, according to police, capsized close to the South Island hamlet of Kaikura.

[{"selector":"#anim-2a3fd6c6-1be3-43d9-8c57-3c977e58eaef [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.25507891123244%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Police stated that they were still looking into what caused the collision.

[{"selector":"#anim-40d10fb3-f5b3-40ce-b307-baa9f25db934 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Kaikura Police Sergeant Matt Boyce called it a tragic and unheard-of occurrence.

[{"selector":"#anim-df7121ec-9e47-4582-883d-c547b64cbd6e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Involved parties, including the victims and their families, their local communities, and emergency response professionals, are in our thoughts, added Boyce.

[{"selector":"#anim-5198e37c-5259-4c20-9bd8-6b2b7b0d2c58 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.31544624384379%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google He claimed that some sperm whales and humpback whales were passing through the area.