A closer look
Because nothing ruins a scenic maritime commute quite like accidentally torpedoing an endangered mammal. In the waters around the Canary Islands, sperm whales love to take peaceful naps right at the ocean surface. To prevent modern high-speed passenger ferries from turning these majestic creatures into nautical speed bumps, transit authorities had to implement heavy sonar monitoring, thermal cameras, and strict speed limits. It turns out 'fast travel' isn't so fast when dodging a slumbering sixty-ton leviathan.
