There was a lot of excitement at Stone Island yesterday afternoon when a 12 meter (39 ft) long Sei whale washed up on shore. A joint effort ensued that included locals, tourists, waiters, students, lifeguards and marines. The fabulous pictures included on this post are with thanks to David Densberger. I sure wish I could have been a part of helping this amazing creature get back out into the open ocean where it belonged.
SAD UPDATE: The Noroeste reports that the whale has since been discovered dead.
Sandy
June 5, 2014Awesome rescue
Contessa
June 6, 2014I have friends who were there but these photos are spectacular. So happy the whale was rescued.
Elena Page
June 7, 2014Thanks for sharing those great photos. I love it when all the kind folks there pull together for something like this. It was a monumental task and I hope the whale moved on out to sea.