
At 09h30, Monday, 25th November, SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) volunteers launched from the Port Elizabeth NSRI station aboard two NSRI Port Elizabeth sea rescue craft, JLT Rescuer and Spirit of Surfski 4, following eye-witness reports from the crew of a charter boat of a Humpback whale entangled in fishing rope lines off-shore East of Port Elizabeth's Port in Algoa Bay. On arrival on the scene the charter boat crew were commended for remaining with the whale until SAWDN and NSRI arrived and the charter boat was released to continue on their way. The whale, despite having …
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