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POPSThe white whale surfaced metres from the boat, and then swam underneath the vessel as the crew looke "RECORD numbers of humpback whales are on their annual migration up Australia's east coast, including the rare white whale Migaloo, scientists say. Migaloo was spotted this week off Heron Island, on Queensland's central coast, by resort staff on a fishing trip. Ben Friese, who was one of the lucky few on board, described the close encounter with the 14m whale as a "one-in-a-million chance". "We were travelling along, we had just finished fishing, and we saw a pod of dolphins – so the skipper slowed down and turned the motor off, and Migaloo just popped up," Mr Friese said. "