UPDATE: Dead Whale Spotted Off Bethany Beach, MERR Says It Was Hit by Ship

Humpback whale dies from apparent ship strike

BETHANY BEACH, Del. — The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute (MERR), a nonprofit marine mammal and sea turtle stranding organization based in Lewes, Delaware responded to a deceased humpback whale that washed up in the Ocean Ridge community in…

UPDATE: Dead whale spotted off Bethany Beach, MERR says it was hit by ship

UPDATE: A postmortem necropsy performed by MERR determined the whale had bleeding under its skin - subdermal hemorrhaging - and a broken jaw on the right side, often associated with a large ship strike.

UPDATE: MERR crews determine humpback whale nicknamed 'Oil Change' likely died from large ship strike

A young 32-foot humpback whale that washed ashore near Bethany Beach likely died from a large ship strike, according to MERR.

Fire crews tackle large wildfire

Area fire crews battled to contain a 50+ acre wildfire northeast of Oil Center Wednesday.