By Richard Ashmore Where be whales? this the hilarious moment a lifeboat crew got an amazing snap of a humpback whale breaching - and the whale watchers were all looking the OTHER WAY The huge mammal is one of an unprecedented six seen in the waters near Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland, on Sunday. The playful pod of the humpbacks - which can weigh up to 40 tonnes and measure 50 foot long - have been seen feeding and appearing to play as a group. And when lifeboat crew member Youen Jacob, 37, went out to take a closer look he and his crewmates were treated to a spectacular display. Youen, who was just 50 feet away in a boat only 20 foot long, said such a large number of whales had not been seen in years. He said seeing the fantastic sight was amazing and rather unfortunate the onlookers on the whale watching boat missed it. He said: "They have been bubble feeding for the past two weeks, using bubbles from their blow holes to push fish to the surface, and they been tail slapping and seeming to play with one another. "It was truly spectacular to get so close to these whales, we occasionally see them in ones and twos but we haven't seen this many for years. "They looked like they were enjoying themselves as well, blocking each other and breaching out of the water. "When this one whale breached by our boat we knew about it, he was massive, and when I looked at the photo I realised everyone else was looking the wrong way."