Polar Bear Tries To Get Attention From Fishing Ship. When Crew Notices, They Lower A Rescue Vessel

During a fishing expedition in the Arctic, a ship's crew spotted something unusual: a polar bear swimming toward them. It didn’t seem near any larger plaques of ice, which concerned the crew, especially when it started to follow their boat. Knowing that polar bears often are solitary and avoid human contact, they knew that they had to do something.

The crew quickly lowered a rescue vessel to investigate further and prepared for an unpredictable and potentially dangerous interaction...

They knew the risks they were taking, but they were sure the boat would be too high for it to jump on. That reason alone made half of the crew less worried, though that didn’t mean their nervousness would completely disappear. There didn’t seem to be ice that could support the animal’s weight in their general proximity either, and, well… They couldn’t just let it drown!