East Riding Of Yorkshire Council say the removal of the 17.6m long whale is the largest operation of its type it has ever had to deal with.
East Riding Council say the operation to remove the Whale carcass is underway and that the intention is to remove it whole.
The British Divers Marine Life Rescue were called on Tuesday to South Beach in Bridlington after the whale became stranded they say:
"On Tuesday 2 May at approximately 2pm, we received an alert that there was a large cetacean very close to shore at Bridlington, East Yorkshire. The animal was moving very slowly and was not close enough for identification but from its size, initial thoughts were that it could be a sperm whale, as one had stranded recently in Lincolnshire. Bridlington Coastguard and Humberside Police arrived on scene to help, setting up a cordon to keep the public at a safe distance and to give British Divers Marine Life Rescue Medics space to observe the whale as it came closer to shore. Eventually with the tide falling we were able to confirm identification as a fin whale, the second largest cetacean after the blue whale, and a very rare find in the North Sea. As the whale became stranded on the sand, it became very agitated and the Medics were able to see visible trauma on several parts of its body, shortly after that the whale took a final breath and passed away. The whale was measured at 17.6 metres, which would indicate it was a young animal, and was in very poor nutritional condition, consistent with being out of habitat".
Emily Mayman, Assistant Area Co-Ordinator for Yorkshire & Lincolnshire at the British Divers Marine Life Rescue spoke to Paddy @ Breakfast this morning:
East Riding Of Yorkshire Council posted this update yesterday:
“Over the next couple of days we will be working with our contractors in an attempt to move the whale away from the beach whole, and we are liaising with zoological experts over the cause of this sad incident. To help us, some roads and slipways will be closed, and we’d ask the public to please bear with us. This is a very challenging operation and the largest of its kind we have dealt with. The body has moved slightly down the beach overnight because of the tide. There will be a cordon and we are urging people to please stay away from the whale for health reasons, to help us deal with the situation, and also out of respect.”
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