Rescuers free whale caught in rope off Skye
Rescuers have freed a whale that became entangled in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye. A member of the public spotted the humpback in difficulty at the Invertote salmon farm and contacted British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) at around 8.30am on Thursday to raise the alarm.
Watch rescuers cutting free whale tangled in rope off Skye
Volunteer rescuers have freed a humpback whale entangled in rope off Skye. The animal was spotted in difficulty at Organic Sea Harvest's Invertote salmon farm site near Staffin in the north of the island on Thursday morning.
Rescuers working to free humpback whale entangled in rope
A humpback whale has become entangled in rope off the Isle of Skye. British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) was alerted to the incident, near Rigg, at around 8.30am on Thursday. Experts, members of the local community and emergency services are at the scene to rescue the whale, which is unable to swim freely.
Efforts to free whale entangled in rope off Skye continue
Efforts are continuing to free a whale which has become entangled in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye. A member of the public spotted the humpback in difficulty and contacted British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) at around 8.30am on Thursday to raise the alarm.
Humpback whale entangled in rope at Skye fish farm
A humpback whale has got into difficulty after becoming entangled in rope at a fish farm off Skye. Organic Sea Harvest said it had suspended normal operations at its Invertote site in the north of the island. British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said it was alerted to the incident at 08:30 and had mobilised a team of volunteers.
Rescuers work to free whale entangled in rope
Rescuers are working to free a whale which has become entangled in a rope on the Isle of Skye. A member of the public spotted the humpback in difficulty and contacted British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) at around 8.30am on Thursday to raise the alarm.
Whale trapped in rope freed off the Isle of Skye
The rope attached to the humpback was anchored to the sea bed, with the buoy attached to it. | ITV National News
Rescuers free huge whale caught in rope off Skye
Rescuers have freed a whale that became entangled in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye. A member of the public spotted the humpback in difficulty at the Invertote salmon farm and contacted British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) at around 8.
Rescuers free humpback whale trapped in rope off Skye
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) sent members from across the UK after the alarm was raised on Thursday.
Marine rescuers 'delighted' after finally freeing whale trapped in fishing rope for 28hrs
A humpback whale has been successfully freed after becoming entangled in rope at a salmon farm off the Isle of Skye for 28 hours. The marine mammal was discovered at Invertote salmon farm early Thursday morning,
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