Sea lion sneaks onto San Diego boat, wakes owner up with snores

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Monday, May 11, 2015
Sea lion sneaks onto San Diego boat, wakes owner up with snores
A San Diego boat owner got the surprise of a lifetime when he woke up to find a baby sea lion sleeping on the bunk next to him!

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) -- A San Diego boat owner got the surprise of a lifetime when he woke up to find a baby sea lion sleeping on the bunk next to him!

At about 2:30 a.m., Michael Duffy woke up to the sound of snoring. He looked around, didn't see anything and it went away. He figured maybe a friend had crashed for the night in his boat, which is docked at the Yacht Club.

About four hours later, he woke up to a sneeze and more snoring.

"Right there, curled up, just like a dog, on one of my bunks was a tiny, little baby sea lion," Duffy told KGTV, the ABC affiliate in San Diego.

"I was shocked," he said.

Duffy woke the pup up and shooed him out of the boat.

"He followed my instructions like a dog," Duffy said. "Then every once in a while he looks back and he didn't look like he wanted to leave."

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ABC affiliate KGTV contributed to this report.