A NSW man and his spouse had an unimaginable - and "fortunate" - shut encounter with a big pod of killer whales or orcas, on the state's south coast over the weekend.
Rick Carlson, and his spouse, have been on their boat watching dolphins and whales cruise the waters off Narooma on Sunday.
Whereas they have been onboard they acquired a name from his half time employer, Narooma Montague Island Adventures, informing him the apex predators have been additionally within the space.
Carlson informed 9news.com.au they instantly headed over to the spot to try to catch a glimpse of the big black and white mammals.
"On arrival we instantly caught our first glimpse of the unmistakably massive dorsal fin of a killer whale break the floor," he stated.
"My spouse and I then have been handled to round an hour or the whales swimming round at occasions proper beside the boat.
"Being our first ever sighting we have been simply amazed on the measurement and wonder of those animals.
"We additionally noticed a pod of round 12 or extra killer whales from a distance, however have been unable to get shut sufficient to get any pictures."
Carlson added Killer Whales Australia had positively recognized one of many males as EA_0057; an animal frequently sighted off southeast Tasmania.
It comes months after a pod of orcas have been filmed frocking meters from shore on the Sapphire Coast.
The "uncommon" sight delighted onlookers.
Regardless of what their title suggests, killers whales are literally the biggest member of the dolphin household.
They're thought of the apex predator of the ocean, however there is not any file of an orca ever killing a human within the wild.
Pod of whales stand up shut to 2 paddleboarders