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Whale swims through London in River Thames � a first since 1913
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20060120-1135-britain-whale.html
LONDON � It's a whale of a tale � a bottle-nosed whale
swimming up the River Thames past Big Ben and Parliament on Friday as rows of worried Londoners looked on.
The whale was spotted in the afternoon as it flailed around in the murky waters of the Thames, stirring up patches of what looked like blood as seagulls hovered above and rescue boats stood at the ready. It was the first sighting of a Northern bottle-nosed whale in the river since 1913.
Witness Tom Howard-Vyne said he saw the mammal swim under Westminster Bridge, near Big Ben. "I saw it blow. It was a spout of water which sparkled in the air," said Howard-Vyne. "It was an amazing sight."
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