Whale spotted swimming under the Verrazano Bridge

[Forca Barca]

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/gallery?...752838&photo=1

Thar she blows!

A 20-foot whale powered its way into New York Harbor this morning, passing close to the Verrazano Bridge and triggering a massive monitoring effort by cops, the Coast Guard and marine experts.

VIDEO: Whale in NY Harbor

The huge mammal is thought to be the same as one that nearly beached itself in the Rockaways yesterday.

Though today's animal hadn't been identified by this morning, experts said the Rockaways whale was thought to be a humpback.

"Whatever it is, it's definitely one of the bigger species," said Terry Frady, spokeswoman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration which was mobilizing a team of experts from Long Island to travel to the scene.

"At this time of year, we see several large whale species around Long Island and close to New York Harbor, but going up a river is extremely unusual."

She said the experts would be looking for obvious signs of illness or injury.

If there is no sickness, she said the animal is probably feeding in a shipping canal and would likely find its own way back out to sea.

A safety zone has been set up around the animal to protect it from boats.



http://www.nypost.com/seven/04092009...dge_163670.htm

[argdiesel]

poor thing is lost i wonder what they marine experts will try to do with it.

[Andrew Thomas]

yea that poor thing is probably sick and could possibly die in those waters

not that often do whales get lost and travel off course unless they have something wrong with them

[i3ei3eLiss]

i laughed at some of the comments posted on the website:

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TonyZ wrote:
It's Oprah trying to rescue that ship from the pirates. The Messiah sent her as part of the envoy.
4/9/2009 3:33 PM EDT
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mobydog wrote:
I wonder how long it will survive the toxins.
4/9/2009 3:29 PM EDT
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PaleBlueHalo wrote:
It's not a whale, Starr Jones fell off the Staten Island Ferry.
4/9/2009 3:27 PM EDT
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TonyZ wrote:
Stay away from the bridge Moby, Bumberg will toll you by the ton.
4/9/2009 1:41 PM EDT
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Mockery wrote:
It's not a whale people!! It's just Rosie O'Donnell going for a swim.
4/9/2009 12:33 PM EDT
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nyc_eyes wrote:
Bloomberg is already eyeing a tax schedule for the whale. The whale is not likely to stay once it gets the details.
4/9/2009 12:13 PM EDT

[ReenTeenTeen]

BAH... I need to go fishing ASAP!!!

[Andrew Thomas]

lmao those some funny comments

[The Maestro]

thats not a whale...its former NCC member HOUSEDIVA4REAL

[James Maxx]

poor thing is lost i wonder what they marine experts will try to do with it.

They have to bring it out to sea beyond the Long Island sound so it could head to the open Atlantic and migrate north (most likely). It will probably be attacked by killer whales by the time it reaches Canada anyway.

[Andrew Thomas]

thats not a whale...its former NCC member HOUSEDIVA4REAL

ohh hnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
haaaaaaaaaaaa