NEWS: Humpback whale freed in St Francis Bay

HUMPBACK WHALE FREED IN ST FRANCIS BAY

A Humpback whale was freed after getting entangled in rope and buoys in St Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape, the National Sea Rescue Institute said on Tuesday. The 10m juvenile whale was found 18 nautical miles off-shore on Monday afternoon, spokesman Craig Lambinon said. "The whale was found to be entangled in three loops of rope around its caudal peduncle at the tail and held buoyant by a floatation buoy while appearing to be anchored to traps at the end of the line on the ocean floor," he said. One cut using specialised whale disentanglement equipment, through two of the ropes freed the whale. "The whale swam off appearing to be healthy and diving confidently and we are confident that this operation has been successful and that the whale has survived," Lambinon said. -SAPA Follow us on Facebook: PEFM 87.6 Follow us on Twitter: @PEFMnews Listen to us on streaming internet radio at: Tunein and from our website at:  PEFM International Correspondent Scott Congdon can be reached at: Mail: scottcpefm@gmail.com Phone: 010 500 8203 (in South Africa) (Available 3-5pm SAST weekdays) 011 27 10 500 8203 (calling from outside of South Africa) (Available 3-5pm SAST weekdays) *Note: Views expressed in the commentaries on this website are those of individual authors and not necessarily those of PEFM 87.6or our presenters or correspondents.  Quotes are obviously the opinion of the source. A quote is just a quote and these are offered without comment. Use of a news story or commentary is not an endorsement of the source website. © PEFM 87.6