The Johnson family, from Coventry in England, betieve they are lucky to be alive after surviving an incredible incident off the coast of Australia. The Johnsons had been told that they might see some whales when they were chartering a yacht for a 10-day sailing trip around the Whitsunday Islands. However, they had no clue just how close their viewing would be. Two hours into their journey a nine-meter-long humpback whale leapt out of the ocean and crashed into their boat before returning to the water. Mark Johnson, the eldest son, was sailing the yacht when he heard an immense bang and a thud. He immediately thought the yacht had hit a rock. However. when he looked up, he saw the whale sliding down the deck of the boat. He told reporters, "We were staring into its right eye. It was a very scary moment. The eye was about the size of a dinner plate. It was nuge. Luckily for the Johnson family, no one was hurt, but the yacht suffered severe damage. The whale had ruined the mast andrigging-the pole and ropes which hold the sail-and so the family was stranded at sea, 10 miles from the shore. The radio equipment was also damaged, but