A 350-pound marlin jumped into a fishing boat in the Dominican Republic, nearly spearing a person in the process.
The giant fish had already been caught with a fishing line, but had not yet been reeled in, it took fishermen several minutes to calm the mayhem, KXAN reported.
The fishermen usually release their catches, but the fish died during the unusual incident. It was donated to local fishermen.
Marlin females are larger than their male counterparts; they can grow up to 14-feet-long and can weigh up to 1,985 pounds, so the creature in this incident was actually on the small side, National Geographic reported.
In 2004, a man was killed in Malaysia after he was attacked by a swordfish (which is a different species from the marlin), BBC News reported.
The 30-year-old mechanic was on a fishing trip off Kampung Limau Limauan. He was swimming with companions when the 15-pound swordfish inflicted fatal wounds.
The man bled to death before he could reach a hospital.
Large sea creatures can be dangerous, and there have been a number of close calls recently.
Two California divers were nearly swallowed by a pair of humpback whales, even though they had seen the animals nearby, Pete Thomas Outdoors reported.
"We were just floating around in the water, hoping to get some shots of the whales in the distance, when all of a sudden the sardines started going crazy," Shawn Stamback, said.
In a separate incident, a man was knocked unconscious by a whale's tail when he got too close at a Bondi beach, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
''I remember trying to talk to it and then that is the last thing I remember before I realised I was off my board and on my front," Bishan Rajapakse, the a 38-year-old doctor, who was injured by the whale, said.
He was brought to shore by fellow surfers after floating under the water for at least 15 seconds.
Swimmers and boats are urged to stay 100 feet away from whales.
''I think it's a good cautionary tale to tell people to watch from about [30 feet]. I had thought it was safe because there were other people there but that was an incorrect assumption,'' Rajapakse said.
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