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Rare loggerhead turtle washed up in Suffolk during storm
Crush, suffering from cold stunning after Storm Goretti, was transported by Loganair for continued rehabilitation at Weymouth Sea Life Centre before planned release in warmer months.
- On Tuesday, Crush was flown from Jersey to Southampton by Loganair to continue treatment at Weymouth Sea Life Centre, where she was transferred into the care of staff.
- Storm Goretti swept Crush through the Atlantic, and marine experts said she suffered cold stunning, leaving her weak and malnourished when found stranded on a Jersey beach.
- Three weeks at New Era Veterinary Hospital in Jersey included warming Crush one degree at a time and a week's antibiotics before vet Peter Hawroth said she stabilised.
- Loganair obtained special dispensation to carry Crush in the passenger cabin because a ferry crossing would cause undue stress, securing her in a dry box with a heat lamp while crew worked with veterinary experts.
- They plan to wait until June, with Weymouth Sea Life Centre continuing rehabilitation and DNA testing to likely confirm her Florida origin before transfer to a centre in Gran Canaria for release.
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Rescued turtle swept away by storm given VIP treatment on flight
Regional airline Loganair said it received special dispensation to carry the loggerhead turtle named Crush in the passenger cabin. A rescued turtle has been flown in an airliner’s passenger cabin because a sea crossing was deemed too stressful. Regional airline Loganair said it received special dispensation to carry the loggerhead turtle named Crush in the cabin for a flight from the Channel Islands to Southampton on Tuesday. Crush was swept awa…
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