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Saving a Whale

21/4/2017

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No 4 & 5/2017
​21/04/17: 20:32-23:45
​ALB & ILB
Request from Aberdeen Coastguard to assist a multi-agency effort to re-float a Minke Whale beached near Largo Bay.
ALB provided stable communications base with searchlight and pyros to support divers.
Working with the ILB to help the specialist support teams save the whale.
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Weather – Part cloudy
Visibility - Good
Wind – Light breeze 225
Sea state – Slight
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See the full report here  (pdf)   ​
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