for NOAA Fisheries Service's Office of Law Enforcement.

On Aug. 15, Davis was conducting a whale-watching cruise aboard the Awesome Orca in Stephens Passage near North Pass.

During the tour, NOAA officials said Davis drove the boat into the path of three oncoming whales and closer than the required 100 yards from the endangered mammals.

As a result, a whale hit the boat, causing passenger Kimberly Kanago of Florida to fall and suffer a head injury, her husband said.

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