The Encounter Was Caught On Film
Luckily, Nan's team was on sight while she was swimming with the whale, but they couldn't do anything to help her. She had to ride out the moment and hope for the best. Nan and another cameraman were recording the dive, and the miraculous footage was all recovered. One of the other crew members was new to deep-sea diving and didn't realize just how uncharacteristic this whale's behavior was...