Caged: Italian coastguard help giant sperm whale caught in illegal fishing net
Troubled since days
The Italian coastguard has been working for days to free a massive sperm whale caught in an abandoned fishing net in open sea off the Sicilian Aeolian Islands.
Illegal fishing
On Saturday, the coastguard spotted the whale struggling to get out of an abandoned fishing net usually used for fishing illegally for swordfish.
Fury
Due to its energetic efforts to free itself, the whale had been given the name “Fury”.
Follow the light
Biologist Monica Blasi said they attached a light to Fury’s tail so as not to lose sight of it as they tried to remove the rest of the net.
Large and agitated
The rescue mission has been going on since days due to the enourmous size of the whale, and the resistance coupled with the agitation of 'Fury'.
Second time
It is the second time in less than a month that the Italian coastguard has had to intervene to free a sperm whale tangled in a fishing net.
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