A family on a boating trip had an incredible close encounter with a whale off the coast of Maui on Sunday, March 5.

Kela Fisher told local media that the whale, which was 27 feet long, approached her husband’s fishing boat circling it for around 20 minutes. The whale then staged two spectacular breaches before disappearing.

Fisher, who captured the moment on camera, described it as “an amazing once in a lifetime experience.” Credit: Kela Fisher via Storyful