Humpback whale tangled in 800kg of fishing equipment rescued off Gippsland coast
Rescue operation run by specialised whale disentanglement crews cut off ropes and buoys to let it to swim freely againFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA humpback whale which became tangled in 800kg of fishing equipment has been rescued off the Gippsland coast, almost a week after it was first seen to be in trouble.The whale was spotted near Loch Sport in Central Gippsland on Sunday 23 June by a commercial helicopter, but then disappeared until Friday when it was seen near Lake Tyers off the south-east coast. Continue reading...
Rescue operation run by specialised whale disentanglement crews cut off ropes and buoys to let it to swim freely again
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A humpback whale which became tangled in 800kg of fishing equipment has been rescued off the Gippsland coast, almost a week after it was first seen to be in trouble.
The whale was spotted near Loch Sport in Central Gippsland on Sunday 23 June by a commercial helicopter, but then disappeared until Friday when it was seen near Lake Tyers off the south-east coast. Continue reading...