PASSENGERS and crew aboard a Tasman Island Cruises vessel have hit the whale watcher’s jackpot. BRUCE MOUNSTER. less than 2 min read. August 26, 2015 - 5:17PM. Tasmania.

Tasman Island Cruises skipper Kane Bowman told Yahoo News Australia he was simply in the “right place at the right time” when he encountered the “beautiful” creatures just as the sun rose.