Rescue 14m long whales stranded in Nghe An sea

At 12:15 pm 25/5, the whale 13m long, weighs 15-17 tons was successfully rescued with the help of 2 excavators digging water channels, two boats and canoes leading the way to the sea.

About 4:00 on May 25, some people rake clams on the beach of Dien Thinh commune (Dien Chau, Nghe An) to discover a 13m-long whale washed ashore. The living animal, its tail, head toward the shore.

At 5 am , local police mobilized 2 excavators and more than 30 people participated in the rescue. A creek is excavated by a excavator from a fish position that leads to the sea.

Thousands of locals and neighbors or news came to the beach to witness the rescue of fish.

Thousands of locals and neighbors or news came to the beach to witness the rescue of fish. The authorities must ask people not to concentrate, creating conditions for scooping machines to "open the way" to help whales return to the sea.

Mr. Le The Hieu, Head of Agriculture Department of Dien Chau district, said the fish is 13m long and weighs about 15-17 tons. Due to heavy fish, moving to the sea is quite hard.

While the scoop machine tries to open the creek for the seawater to fill where the fish is located, dozens of people use buckets and hands to splash water on the back of the fish to avoid water shortage.

At 11:00 am , the tide started to rise again, the artificial creek created by the machine was also completed, the sea began to flood the fish. The rescue has a positive signal.

At 12 o'clock , a net is wrapped around the fish body. The two ropes are tied to the edge of the net in the fish body, the other end connects to two power boats of 72 and 90CV with the guidance of the canoe pulling the fish to the sea. After more than 8 hours of stranding, the animal showed signs of exhaustion, some scratch marks were visible.

At 12:15 am, the whales were successfully rescued in the resounding applause of the people watching.

At 12:15 am , the whales were successfully rescued in the resounding applause of the people watching. "Fish will be pulled out by the boat about 10 nautical miles. Although the health is affected, people still hope that the fish will live well," said the Head of Agriculture Department of Dien Chau district.

According to the Head of Department, this is the first time a big whale has been successfully rescued in Nghe An. Previously, along the coast of the province there were some whales that washed ashore, but most of them died.

Whales, also known as fish, are worshiped in many regions.

Whales, also known as fish, are worshiped by many regions because they help fishermen at sea. When whales drift ashore, if people still live, they will be rescued, if they die, they will be buried.

"According to the concept of whale that washed ashore and was successfully rescued, it is a great fortune for fishermen. Therefore, local people are very happy when the fish are returned to the sea" , Mr. Le Van Tam (46 years old, Dien Thanh commune) to speak.