Whale is SAVED by fishermen who tow it out to sea after it gets beached on the coast of Chile

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Daily Mail

Whale is SAVED by fishermen who tow it out to sea after it gets beached on the coast of Chile

• Surfers struggled to free the large whale after it became beached
  
• Fishermen arrived and used ropes to free the whale from the shallows
  
• The magnificent whale was freed off the coast of northern Chile
  

By Tom Wyke for MailOnline
Published: 17:42 EST, 29 December 2015 | Updated: 17:54 EST, 29 December 2015

A 65-foot whale has been saved by fishermen during a three hour rescue operation after it became beached off the coast of Chile.

The huge creature was rescued after a lengthy rescue operation was staged to tow it back out to sea.

Video footage shows beach-goers, who had been surfing, struggling to move the whale as it was rocked backwards and forwards by the waves.



Thankfully a group of fishermen came to the aid of the whale and managed to help the surfers free the distressed animal.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3378032/Whale-SAVED-fishermen-tow-sea-gets-beached-coast-Chile.html#ixzz3vlfR3yj2

[burrowowl]

1. K&R!!!!!!

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. k&r

[Joe Shlabotnik]

3. Good thing they weren't Japanese 'scientists' n/t

[Number9Dream]

4. Chile turned all of its Pacific Ocean territorial waters into a whale sanctuary

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2008-10-15-3809440330_x.htm

[chernabog]

5. So these fishermen will save a whale...

But kill a ton of other sea creatures. Makes perfect sense.

[ToxMarz]

6. Even Jesus said "Teach a man to fish..."

Maybe it wasn't Jesus, but I like fish.

[Ed Suspicious]

7. I'm ok making a distinction between a single giant mammal and a boatload of fish.

Maybe not perfect sense, but it makes sense.

[chernabog]

8. How does it make sense?

A life is a life, no?

[Ed Suspicious]

9. I derive my life sustaining nourishment from the flesh sea creatures. Sardines are considered to be

a nearly perfect source of protein and supplier of omega 3 fatty acids.

I am an omnivore, but strangely enough I don't eat my dog. It makes sense to me.

[chernabog]

10. You can get everything you need from a plant based diet.

Much better for the environment too.

[saltpoint]

11. I really like this story. eom

[trillion]

12. Thank you for good news

glad they saved it.

[trillion]

13. I hope this whale really is saved and doesn't beach itself again. I wonder why it came to the beach

[NickB79]

14. It was that or the forklift