In Alaska, an orca is stranded on Prince of Wales Island.
Helpers showered the whale with water for hours, saving its life.
Alaska - "I don't speak the whale language very well, but he didn't seem very enthusiastic," Chance Strickland told the
New York Times
.
The captain of a private ship and his crew rushed to help last Thursday (July 29) when they discovered the stranded orca on the Prince of Wales Island in Alaska *.
Alaska: Orca stranded - people shower him with water for hours
The helpless animal was probably surprised by the ebb tide and suddenly got stuck on the rocky land. Captain Strickland and his team dropped anchor and informed the Coast Guard of their find. People from other boats also came. The helpers formed a human chain and showered the stranded orca with buckets of water for hours. In doing so, they probably saved the whale's life.
The orca had previously tried several times to get back into the water on its own.
The animal injured itself. Birds that were waiting in the nearby trees for their opportunity to eat the orca were also frightened by the action of the helpers.
When whales are stranded on the coast, in addition to the risk of overheating, they are often also at risk of being eaten by other animals.
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People save stranded orca: "Tears came out of his eyes"
After a while, helpers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the US weather and oceanography authority, finally arrived.
They installed a special hose and pump, ensuring that the orca could be continuously sprayed with sea water.
Strickland reported to the
New York Times
that the stranded killer whale was trying to call for its fellows.
“Tears came from his eyes.
That was pretty sad, ”said the ship's captain.
Stranded orca rescued: whale can swim back into the sea
At around 2 p.m., a little more than six hours after the helpers discovered the stranded orca, redemption finally followed. The tide set in and the sea level rose significantly again until the killer whale was finally able to swim again. As NOAA spokeswoman Julie Fair announced to the news portal
Metro
, the orca initially moved slowly before it could finally swim away.
The day before (July 28th), a severe earthquake with a magnitude of 8.2 struck off the southern coast of Alaska. Initially, a tsunami warning was issued, which was later lifted. According to the national meteorological and oceanography authority, it is not assumed that there is a connection between the earthquake and the orca being stranded.
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