Sunday, July 16, 2006
A Whale of a Tale
The WhaleIf you read the front page story of the SF Chronicle, you would have read about a female humpback whale who had become entangled in a spider web of crab trapsand lines.
She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a linetugging in her mouth.
A fisherman spotted her just east of the Farralone Islands(outside the Golden Gate) and contacted an environmental group for help.
Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her...A very dangerous proposition.
One slap of the tail could kill a rescuer. They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually set her free.
When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles. She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them, pushed gently around-she thanked them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives.
The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth says her eye was following him the whole time, and he will never be the same.
Too Cool!!!
| posted by Warm Fuzzies at 9:23 PM
3 Comments:
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At Monday, 17 July, 2006,
Lisa said… -
At Tuesday, 18 July, 2006,
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At Tuesday, 18 July, 2006,
Warm Fuzzies said…
This is soooo awesome! And to think, I was in S.F over the weekend and I missed this. Its amazing how people will risk there own lives for these wonderful creatures. I would probably do the same. Thanks for stopping by and commenting! I am going to add you to my list of people to see. Have a great day!