Rescue 2 ton whales stranded on Co To island

Hundreds of people and 2 excavators last night successfully rescued the fish 7.5m long, heavier than 2 tons aground on Nam Hai beach.

More than 19h on September 3, Nguyen Van Nam, a fisherman on Co To Island (Quang Ninh) discovered that this whale is stranded on Nam Hai beach (Co To town). The government mobilized people and 2 excavators to rescue the scene.

Functional forces and hundreds of strong people rescued whale stranded whales.

Due to the time when the tidal water quickly receded, the shallow whale was relatively deep, plus the heavy rain caused the rescue work to meet many difficulties. 2 dredged bucket loaders opened a channel leading to the sea, then people put the whale in a pineapple canvas and pulled him to the canal to take to the sea.

Mr. Nguyen Van The, who directly involved in the rescue, said: "People are happy to do something useful to protect the environment. Those who directly participate in rescue are the happiest people, because they have do small things but the meaning is great. '

After nearly 2 hours of rescue, the whale was returned to the sea safely.

Some people who lived for a long time on Co To Island said that people have been rescuing dolphins, turtles and turtles many times before, but this is the first time they have seen whales coming. According to many people, the appearance of whales (mackerel) can signal auspicious.