300-kg whale washes up on Phu Yen’s beach
Phu Yen (VNA) – A whale, about 3 metres in length
and 300kg in weight, was found washed up on the shore of Tuy Hoa city in the
south-central province of Phu Yen on April 6.
The whale, with many injuries but still alive, was spotted
by beach goers on the beach near Tuy Hoa’s An Duong Vuong Street at around 5 o’clock
on the morning.
Local people has made several attempts to push the whale
back into the sea. However, it was so weak that it was repeatedly brought ashore
by waves.
Several local fishermen then decided to bring it to a whale
shrine in Long Thuy Village, the city’s An Phu Commune, at noon where it can be
buried after dead.
Vietnamese coastal residents have believed that whales would
always help fishermen in need at sea. So, they often rescue the animal whey they run aground or bury the dead ones./.