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Forwarded email recounts the true story of the rescue of a 50-ton humpback whale entwined in hundreds of feet of crab trap lines off the coast of northern California last December. Divers say the freed whale seemed grateful for their efforts and affectionately nuzzled its rescuers one by one before swimming away.  Read more...

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April 11, 2007 at 11:21 am
(1) Mitomjo says:

Very uplifting story. Im not sure if I would have the nerve to get in the water and help out. Fortunately for the whale there are those who did.

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