Endangered whale sharks surface inches from boat in rare sighting off NYC coast: ‘It was nuts’

This is whaley cool. Two big and beautiful whale sharks were spotted gliding off the shores of New York City Monday in a “rare” sighting. The endangered species, the largest known fish in existence, swam right up to the American Princess twice during their expedition 100 miles into the Atlantic — just one day after International Whale Shark Day. Two whale sharks investigated the boat 100 miles south of the Big Apple. Chris St Lawrence Incredible video shows one of the endangered creatures showing off its bespeckled back to dozens of elated gawkers before plunging back into the depths of the ocean. “It was nuts! There were a lot of birds feeding and then next thing you know this massive whale shark comes right up next to us in that crystal clear blue water,” said Chris St. Lawrence, a natur