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WHALE DISENTANGLEMENT
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 At 10:00 a.m. on Friday the 5th December 2008, Wilfred ChivellI got a call from Stanley Carpenter, owner of The Whale Song Lodge in De Kelders, about an entangled whale. He rushed to the scene, and saw the whale swimming down towards Hermanus, but could only get a boat crew together at 12:30. The crew, consisting of Wilfred, Albert Scholtz, Hennie Otto and Ian Wessels, left Gansbaai Harbour aboard Calypso (8.5 m inflatable raft) after notifying the authorities. They encountered the whale after about half an hour at sea. It was entangled in one 12 mm ski rope with a buoy behind it. It was clear that this was a normal crayfish net probably used by holiday makers. They caught the rope, went right up to the whale and cut it loose. This was a successful disentanglement and special thanks go to to the crew, Albert, Hennie and Ian, for accompanying Wilfred and for lending a helping hand. A big thank you to all the other people that phoned and were concerned, especially Stanley Carpenter, who kept a watchful eye on the whale before we arrived on the scene, and for helping us locate the whale on our arrival.
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