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Washington Man Charged for Throwing Rock at Monk Seal

5/28/2026

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A cellphone video shows Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, throwing a rock at a Hawaiian monk seal, narrowly missing its head.
He was charged with harassing the seal off Lahaina and will appear in Honolulu federal court on Wednesday.
If convicted, he faces up to one year in prison and fines of $50,000 under the Endangered Species Act and $20,000 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

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A cellphone video shows Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, throwing a rock at a Hawaiian monk seal, narrowly missing its head.
He was charged with harassing the seal off Lahaina and will appear in Honolulu federal court on Wednesday.
If convicted, he faces up to one year in prison and fines of $50,000 under the Endangered Species Act and $20,000 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.