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--- In , "Louis & Mariella"
<svsynergy at y dot dot dot > wrote:
> I read on CNN, and several other news sites, that a 30-foot whale
> landed on the deck of a chartered sailboat in Australia as it
> attempted to scrape barnacles from its skin. That's at least what
> the witnesses described seeing when the animal became ensnared on
the
> rigging and collapsed onto the deck, dropping the mast in the
> process. I've never heard of whales using boats to scrape off
> barnacles. How common is this? Has anyone seen a photo or video
> clip of the aftermath? I'd be curious to see what happened.
>
> Regards,
>
> Louis
> s/v Synergy
> Westsail 32 #679
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