Fisherman Spots Whale Tethered to Ocean Floor — Then Comes ‘Complicated’ Rescue

Fisherman spots whale tethered to ocean floor — then comes ‘complicated’ rescue - West Hawaii Today

A complex rescue operation unfolded off the coast of Australia after a humpback whale was found tethered to the sea floor.

Fisherman spots whale tethered to ocean floor — then comes ‘complicated’ rescue

A complex rescue operation unfolded off the coast of Australia after a humpback whale was found tethered to the sea floor. Read more...

NSRI crews save struggling young Humpback whale tangled in fishing rope

NSRI helps young Humpback whale break free from entanglement

Some heroes wear capes, others wear wetsuits and swimming gear. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), once again, sprang into action at the first sign of distress in the Cape’s waters – this time, however, it was a juvenile Humpback whale that was in desperate need of rescuing. Picture: NSRI / Flickr The young gentle giant had found itself entangled in fishing rope and flotation buoys near Elands Bay in the West Coast, according to a report …

Juvenile Humpback Whale rescued off West Coast

A juvenile Humpback whale has been successfully disentangled from fishing rope and flotation buoys in a challenging disentanglement operation off the West Coast on Tuesday, 17 June.   NSRI crews from Lamberts Bay, St Helena Bay and Yzerfontein were alerted by the SA Whale Disentanglement Network after they received calls from a fishing vessel about the whale in distress north of Elands Bay.   On arrival in the area where the whale had […]