Saturday, December 27, 2014

Fearing exploding whale – Aftenposten

Fearing exploding whale – Aftenposten

Already last night they were out for a closer look at the dead whale.

– It was well filled with gas yes, says lifeboat skipper Ben David Leonhardsen bt.no clock just before 7:00 Saturday.

Towed out at sea

Leonhardsen expects to return to hvalkadaveret when it brightens the day.

Hvalkadaveret on Sandøybotn in Mountain municipality is so inflated that the intestines can splash out.

The whale was spotted yesterday by Øyvind Turøy.

The Located just outside Turøy by Sandøy, which is a widely used seaside summer.

Full gas

– It was quite a sight, said Turøy to bt.no yesterday.

He called the Directorate of Fisheries to notify the inflated whale.

Sandøybotn is a widely used recreational area for locals and visitors. Turøy fear that the whale may destroy seaside idyll.

– I have seen similar whales on Youtube that goes into the air. Not exactly a pretty sight, he says and adds:

– I’m a little concerned that the whale being towed to sea and sunk quickly.



– We keep distance

The mission takes thus rescue skate “Kristian Gerhard Jebsen.”

– We will attach a tow around the animal and take offshore, says Leonhardsen .

– A little unusual assignment?

– Yes. We’re going to be cautious. We can risk that whales disintegrate into a violent way, so we keep a good distance during the tow.

* Read also: Death whale to sea to burst

Published: 27.des. 2014 8:52

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