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Sea lion makes splash at Monterey Bay race as it joins canoe crew

Nypost · · 433 words · By Nina Joudeh
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Sea lion makes splash at Monterey Bay race as it joins canoe crew See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Topics 2

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What happened

Sea lion makes splash at Monterey Bay race as it joins canoe crew See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleA racing team slicing through the waters of Monterey Bay over Memorial Day weekend got the shock of a lifetime when an overexcited sea lion launched itself straight onto their outrigger canoe in a now-viral moment caught on…

Common ground

The wild encounter unfolded during the Monterey Hoe Wa’a race on May 23, when the marine mammal suddenly burst from the water and landed directly on the narrow racing canoe packed with paddlers from Outrigger Santa Cruz.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/27/us-news/sea-lion-makes-splash-at-monterey-bay-race…

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The chaotic moment was captured on a 360-degree camera loaned to the team by fellow racer Alan Luckow”
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KTVU FOX 2 and other reports confirm the footage was captured by Alan Luckow using a 360 camera he lent to the team.
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Claim 2: “the narrow racing canoe packed with paddlers from Outrigger Santa Cruz”
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Multiple sources, including KTVU FOX 2 and AOL, explicitly identify the team involved as 'Outrigger Santa Cruz'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Santa Cruz Islands form an archipelago in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands. They lie approximately 250 miles (220 nmi; 400 km) to the southeast of the Solomon Islands archipelago, just north of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Islands
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gerd Koch (11 July 1922 – 19 April 2005) was a German cultural anthropologist best known for his studies on the material culture of Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Santa Cruz Islands in the Pacific. He was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Koch
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Claim 3: “a sea lion launched itself straight onto their outrigger canoe”
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Multiple independent sources (ABC, ksbw_8, and other web reports) confirm that a sea lion jumped onto an outrigger canoe during the race.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hōkūleʻa (Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈhoːkuːleʔɐ]) is a performance-accurate waʻa kaulua, a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe. Launched on 8 March 1975 by the Polynesian Voyaging Society, it is be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hōkūleʻa
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... What? OCR. abc . Alan Luckow via Storyful May 23, 2026 abc OSC. SEA LION JUMPS ONTO OUTRIGGER CANOE DURING RACE IN MONTEREY BAY . Alan Luckow ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY2s4dgD8jW/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... According to the team, the sea lion may have been startled before jumping onto the racing canoe. “I guess we got in this guy's way and he may ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY3MSdVDGGw/
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Claim 4: “nobody was hurt — including the sea lion”
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While the event is documented, the provided evidence for this specific claim consists of general warnings about sea lions or unrelated rescue stories; none of the specific reports about the Monterey race explicitly state that 'nobody was hurt'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 26, 2026 ... Wild animals do not allow you to touch them nor to put your hand in their mouths. Human injury has resulted as a resulted of seals and sea lions ...
https://www.facebook.com/NOAAFisheries/posts/if-not-friend-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 22, 2026 ... Every rescue is as unique as the animals involved. This adult male sea lion was rescued when found lethargic and distressed, however during ...
https://www.facebook.com/seaworldsandiego/posts/every-rescue…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 27, 2025 ... The very next day after his release, he was spotted back at PIER 39 resting alongside other sea lions. This time around, Pinger was healthy, ...
https://www.marinemammalcenter.org/news/what-it-takes-to-res…
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Claim 5: “The team later shared footage of the bizarre encounter on Instagram”
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While multiple sources mention the footage exists and was captured by Alan Luckow, the specific detail that the team shared it on 'Instagram' is not explicitly detailed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though the footage is widely cited.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 · Outrigger Santa Cruz crew members were startled by an enthusiastic sea lion that suddenly jumped into their vessel during a race in Monterey, ...
https://www.facebook.com/abc7news/posts/a-surprise-new-team-…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 · Alan Luckow captured the moment a sea lion startled the Outrigger Santa Cruz crew when it jumped into their canoe during a race in Monterey Bay.
https://www.facebook.com/wmur9/posts/a-memorial-day-weekend-…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · Footage has captured the moment an excited sea lion leapt from the water onto a canoe Monterey, California. The Outrigger Santa Cruz team ...
https://www.facebook.com/7NewsAustralia/posts/footage-has-ca…
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Claim 6: “Outrigger Santa Cruz still managed to place third in the race”
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Three separate web search results explicitly state that Outrigger Santa Cruz finished in third place despite the encounter.
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Claim 7: “The wild encounter unfolded during the Monterey Hoe Wa’a race on May 23”
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Multiple web search results confirm the Monterey Hoe Wa'a race took place on May 23, specifically mentioning the date in the context of the sea lion encounter.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hōkūleʻa (Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈhoːkuːleʔɐ]) is a performance-accurate waʻa kaulua, a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe. Launched on 8 March 1975 by the Polynesian Voyaging Society, it is be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hōkūleʻa
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web search NEUTRAL — See you at Del Monte Beach, Monterey, on Saturday, May 23! Jump To. Monterey ...
https://paddle.kekai.org/news-events/memorial-day-race
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... 3265 likes, 68 comments - ksbw_8 on May 27, 2026: "A Memorial Day weekend outrigger canoe race in Monterey came with an unexpected passenger ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY3MSdVDGGw/
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