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Unusual Killer Whale "Old Thom" Seen Near Boston Swimming With Dolphins In New Video

"Been waiting my entire life to see one," Jeff Blackman wrote on Facebook.

(CBS Boston)

April 17, 2026

There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale in the waters off Massachusetts.

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Video posted Monday by Kevin DePersia, known as @drtunafish on Instagram, shows the orca swimming with "a huge pod of dolphins" in the Stellwagen Bank, about 20 miles from Boston. Jeff Blackman, Dan Shannon and John Dentino on the fishing boat, Sorry Charlie captured the video.

"Been waiting my entire life to see one," Blackman wrote on Facebook.

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