Amazing Northumberland dolphin video remains essential viewing

A video of a pod of dolphins toying with a small motorised rowing boat off the Northumberland coast still has viewers amazed.
By Paul Larkin
Published 27th Jun 2021, 22:33 BST
Updated 7th Aug 2021, 13:22 BST
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The Gazette was sent the footage three years ago this month and, despite a host of sightings, pictures and videos since, it remains one of the most incredible sequences.

It was captured on a mobile phone by Kate Durie, who was on the boat with her boyfriend Callum Hewitson's family – Tamsin and Fin Bowron, from Boulmer, and friend Ruth Cook, also from Boulmer.

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On the video, the party can be heard screaming with delight as the dolphins frolicked around them while they headed north, eventually reaching Howick.

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Dolphins pictured off the coast of Northumberland at Boulmer by Kate Durie and Tamsin Bowron from a small motorised rowing boat.Dolphins pictured off the coast of Northumberland at Boulmer by Kate Durie and Tamsin Bowron from a small motorised rowing boat.
Dolphins pictured off the coast of Northumberland at Boulmer by Kate Durie and Tamsin Bowron from a small motorised rowing boat.

This week, Fin told the Gazette: “The video is still being watched online – it keeps popping up every now and again.”

When Tamsin first posted it on Facebook, she said: 'For an hour tonight, time froze as we had the most surreal experience EVER. A moment to treasure always.'

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