News, Events and Scuba Dive Trips from Downbelow
Photo Clinic with a
Difference !
17/12/2006 15:22
Bryde's Whale In
Kota Kinabalu
Jetting out by speedboat en- route to the islands
of
TARP
we
noticed a small gathering of local boats with
many people in the water just offshore of Gaya
Island.
Two friends from Sarawak were with us as we were
conducting a Photo Clinic. Sadly the center of
attention was a beached 21m Bryde's Whale, which
soon became the the subject of a massive rescue
effort by the diving community and government
officials. That evening at high tide and after a
very long day the creature was towed from the reef.
Unfortunately it was found dead the following day
at almost the same spot. Due to the fact we were
focusing on the Photo Clinic with our friends
Matthew and Lee, we were without our own cameras,
however Lee kindly supplied us with these images.
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