Dead whales washing up

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Coast Guard Aids Whale in New York Harbor

NEW YORK (AP) -- A whale discovered in New York Harbor may be the same one spotted near Queens on Wednesday.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Annie Berlin says the whale is in a shipping channel near the Verrazano Bridge. It's about 15 to 20 feet and may be a humpback.

The Coast Guard set up a safety zone to protect it from boats -- and vice versa.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a team is enroute from Long Island's Riverhead Foundation. Experts hope to examine the animal and determine what, if anything, it needs.

NOAA spokeswoman Terry Frady says it's not unusual for whales to be in the area at this time of year. But they're usually not this close to shore.

The whale seen Wednesday nearly beached itself in the Rockaways.

[7deadlyplugs]

think this is the video
http://beta.sling.com/video/show/63918/84/Young-Whale-Found-in-New-York-Harbo

[captnemo]

Dead whale washed up in AC. Sad to think that college kids had to paint their fraternity letters on it.http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/images/icons/icon13.png


Dead whale washes ashore on Atlantic City beach, gets tagged with graffiti



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Bob Schoelkopf, right, director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, looks over a minke whale that washed up along with a common dolphin, in foreground, in Atlantic City, N.J., Thursday, May 1, 2014. (AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Vernon Ogrodnek) MANDATORY CREDIT
Associated Press May 2, 2014

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A dead Minke whale that washed ashore in New Jersey suffered some further indignity: someone tagged it with graffiti.
The whale, which was roughly 12 to 15 feet long, was discovered Thursday morning below Atlantic City's Central Pier.
Police tell The Press of Atlantic City the purple markings are not gang-related and appear to be Greek letters.
The letters appeared to be Tau Epsilon Phi, a fraternity that has chapters at several area schools, followed by what looked like "94."

Bob Schoelkopf of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center says the whale appeared to have been dead for several days and washed up during a strong storm. It had no sign of trauma. A state pathologist will try to determine the cause of death

http://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2014/05/02/whale-washes-up-in-new-jersey-gets-graffiti-tag