NEWS | Fin Whales Spotted at Luderitz

Information and photos provided by Luderitz Catamaran Marine Tours

Heiko, Captain/Owner of ZEEPAARD Catamaran in LÜDERITZ, undertakes daily Catamaran Tours to Halifax Island to show the visitor/tourist Namibia’s largest colony of African Penguins and often en route, Heaviside Dolphins and Cape Fur Seals swim across the bows. On 4 January 2015, at least 6 FIN WHALES were spotted off Shearwater Bay – just beyond Dias Point (1487) – naturally, all visitors onboard the catamaran were ecstatic! Normally, whale sightings off Lüderitz are from June to October.

Zeepard Halifax Island Tour. Photo coutesy: Luderitz Catamaran Marine Tours

Photo courtesy: Luderitz Catamaran Marine Tours

Waterfront Harbour Luderitz. Photo courtesy: Luderitz Catamaran Marine Tours

Diaz Cross. Photo courtesy: Luderitz Catamaran Marine Tours

FIN WHALE (quick facts): The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also called the finback whale, razorback, or common rorqual, is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. It is the second largest animal after the blue whale, growing to 27.3 metres long and weighing nearly 74 tonnes!  Other whale species are also found off Lüderitz and these are the Humpback and Southern Right Whales.

Whale sighting. Photo courtesy: Luderitz Catamaran Marine Tours

Whale sighting. Photo courtesy: Luderitz Catamaran Marine Tours