Lil Bit Special Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 http://www.newsday.com/news/local/nassau/ny-liwhal1012637305apr09,0,4293237.story A 20-foot humpback whale has been causing quite a stir in metro-area waters during the last 24 hours. Spotted off Rockaway Beach on Wednesday, the whale headed into New York Harbor early Thursday, only to head back out again, last seen making its way toward Coney Island, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard is maintaining a "safety zone" around the whale in an effort to protect it from boaters and ships - and protect boaters from it. The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation has a team responding to the scene to assess the condition of the whale. The foundation, authorized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to respond to marine life sightings. In a prepared statement released Thursday, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service spokeswoman Teri Frady said: "Several species of large whales are found off the mid-Atlantic and even close to shore this time of year, including humpbacks, fin whales, right whales, and minke whales. Our current priority is to get a positive species identification, and to do an assessment of the animal's health and the local environment." It was at about 8 p.m. Wednesday that the Coast Guard sent a boat crew to look for the whale off Rockaway Beach. Area residents had reported a whale attempting to beach itself. That search was called off at 10 p.m. Wednesday. But early Thursday the Coast Guard said the whale had been spotted in a shipping channel near the Verrazano Bridge and the entrance to New York Harbor. Last seen, it was headed back toward Coney Island, officials said. While it is somewhat unusual for a humpback whale to travel this far inshore, Kim Durham, rescue program coordinator for the Riverhead Foundation, said it could have been lured in by the presence of food. The Coast Guard is urging the public to maintain a safe distance from the whale since it could interfere with any necessary rescue effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 <<<space reserved for pending Rosie O'Donnell joke>>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 BS, Afo is back in Vermont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alk's Sister-in-Law Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Ahhh you dick!! I was just getting ready to pull the trigger on that one. If you weren't always "pulling your trigger," you might accomplish something, you sonofabitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 If you weren't always "pulling your trigger," you might accomplish something, you sonofabitch! do you still wear that naughty school-girl outfit for ALK when your sis is out of town? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 <<<space reserved for pending Rosie O'Donnell joke>>> Your a funny one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jet Moses Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Geez, I thought for sure she was dead when I pushed her over the rail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryK Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Scientists have recorded whalesong from the creature. They say it sounds like: ..."wannnnnnarennnnntalimo?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alk Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Scientists have recorded whalesong from the creature. They say it sounds like: ..."wannnnnnarennnnntalimo?" :rl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I hope the whale stays the hell away from NY, otherwise the state will figure out a way to tax it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMaynard Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I thought Oprah was based in Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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