LONDON – A young minke whale was lost far from home Monday, trapped in the Thames River upstream of London landmarks after it escaped from rescuers overnight.
Maritime authorities were trying to recapture the whale so they could relocate it to safer waters. Crews had worked for hours before being able to free the whale early Monday from a perilous stranding on a lock near Richmond in southwest London.
But as the calf was being taken for further health checks on an inflatable pontoon, it slipped back into the water. “We are in uncharted territory.
This animal is very, very lost,” said Port of London Authority spokesperson Martin Garside. “It’s like seeing a camel at the North Pole.” Garside said the whale was trapped without food between the