2023-11-01 02:43:55
Recently, a humpback whale was entangled in a 136-kilogram crab pot in the waters near Alaska. It screamed in pain for at least three days before being discovered by local residents. Fortunately, rescuers successfully cut the rope and successfully rescued the humpback whale. (Photo/Twitter/@AKNewsNow)
Recently, a humpback whale was discovered by local residents in the waters near Alaska. It kept making mournful sounds and was unable to move freely.Subsequent investigations by the National Administration found that humpback whales
The body was entangled in a crab pot weighing 300 pounds (approximately 136 kilograms) and a giant rope regarding 450 feet (approximately 137 meters) long. This situation had lasted for 3 days. Fortunately, the rescuers finally cut off the rope and successfully rescued him. This humpback whale.
According to the Guardian, the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) stated that on October 10, local time, they received a notification from residents near Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska that Gustavus ) There is a trapped whale in the waters. It is suspected that it is dragging two buoys and cannot move freely, and it keeps making mournful sounds.
After receiving the notification, the U.S. National Park Service immediately set up a response team and went to the scene to investigate the situation on October 11. At the same time, it sent a drone to collect photos of the scene and the situation of the trapped whales. After investigation, it was discovered that the whale was a humpback whale, entangled in a crab pot weighing 300 pounds (regarding 136 kilograms) and a giant rope regarding 450 feet (regarding 137 meters) long. The rescuers immediately determined This situation is already “life-threatening”.
Later, the Management Bureau found the owner of this set of fishing gear. The other party said that the crab pot disappeared around October 7th and 8th, which meant that the whale had been trapped for at least 3 days.
Subsequent rescuers learned regarding the entanglement of the rope from the collected information, and finally spent several hours to successfully cut the rope and successfully rescue the humpback whale. In this regard, Fred Sharpe, the large whale rescue specialist of the Alaska Whale Foundation, said that using drones to take pictures of the scene was of great help in this rescue. He said, “The rope is very complicated. There is a line that passes through the whale’s mouth and is wound into a large and heavy knot on its tail. So every time it swims to the surface, its body will be fixed in the direction of the sea. One side is curved, so it can only go around in a clockwise direction.”
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