Blue whale rescued in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

A 47-feet long blue whale was rescued from shallow waters and successfully put back into the deep waters.
N Vasudevan, chief conservator, Marine Conservation said the whale had drifted into shallow waters near the Jaitapur power plant in Ratnagiri district.

"It appeared emaciated and must have drifted some days ago. But since this is an isolated spot, it was spotted only yesterday and we were informed by the locals," said N Vasudevan, chief conservator, Marine Conservation.
Since it was late evening, rescue operations using boats and fishing nets were carried out today.The operation that lasted six hours finally resulted in the mammal being led into the deep seas.
Vasudevan said this is the second successful rescue of a blue whale in the same region.