{"id":915465,"date":"2026-07-06T03:03:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T03:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/915465\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T03:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T03:03:18","slug":"seal-pup-spotted-on-a-boogie-board-off-of-old-orchard-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/915465\/","title":{"rendered":"Seal pup spotted on a boogie board off of Old Orchard Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOUR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR THAT NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, EMILY. WELL, THEY SAY SEEING IS BELIEVING, RIGHT? WELL, CHECK THIS OUT. SURF\u2019S UP. DOWN IN OLD ORCHARD BEACH, A FISHING GUIDE SHARING THESE PHOTOS WITH MAINE\u2019S TOTAL COVERAGE OF A SEAL SEEMINGLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AN UNUSED BOOGIE BOARD. THAT IS JUST INCREDIBLE. THE TOUR COMPANY POSTING THESE PHOTOS TO FACEBOOK AND WROTE IN THAT POST THAT CUSTOMERS HAD SPOTTED THE SEAL PUP FLOATING NEAR STRATTON ISLAND. CHECK HIM OUT. HE&#8217;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Photos of seal pup spotted on a boogie board off of Old Orchard Beach<\/p>\n<p>Keeper Charters shared photos with Maine&#8217;s Total Coverage of a seal pup hanging out in style near Old Orchard Beach.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wmtw.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WMTW logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 9:06 PM EDT Jul 5, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmtw.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOne man&#8217;s trash is another man&#8217;s treasure, or in this case, another seal&#8217;s treasure. A fishing guide, located in Saco, sharing these photos with Maine&#8217;s Total Coverage of a seal seemingly taking advantage of an unused boogie board.The tour company posted the photos to Facebook, and wrote in the post that customers had spotted the seal pup floating near Stratton Island, which contains a harbor seal colony.Keeper Charters is run by Marco Lamothe and takes up to six people at a time for fishing tours in the Saco Bay area.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"dateline\">OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine \u2014<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>One man&#8217;s trash is another man&#8217;s treasure, or in this case, another seal&#8217;s treasure. A fishing guide, located in Saco, sharing these photos with Maine&#8217;s Total Coverage of a seal seemingly taking advantage of an unused boogie board.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"seal pup old orchard beach boogie board\" title=\"Seal spotted on boogie board in Old Orchard Beach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3437cc2e-2143-4416-97c9-47eef8c6f1a9.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tHearst OwnedKeeper Charters\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"seal pup old orchard beach boogie board\" title=\"Seal spotted on boogie board in Old Orchard Beach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4079058b-54be-49a6-a0ea-eb2a3bb3dec1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tHearst OwnedKeeper Charters\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"seal pup old orchard beach boogie board\" title=\"Seal spotted on boogie board in Old Orchard Beach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dfb2c326-7958-400b-ad92-2501b1be3c03.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tHearst OwnedKeeper Charters\t<\/p>\n<p>The tour company posted the photos to Facebook, and wrote in the post that customers had spotted the seal pup floating near Stratton Island, which contains a harbor seal colony.<\/p>\n<p>Keeper Charters is run by Marco Lamothe and takes up to six people at a time for fishing tours in the Saco Bay area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OUR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR THAT NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, EMILY. 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