You really don’t want to swim near to a whale carcass, which is why residents of the Bantry Bay area will be stoked that the city of Cape Town stepped up to the plate so swiftly in dealing with this situation.

The carcass of the Southern Right whale washed ashore yesterday morning and crowds quickly gathered to watch the removal, the National Sea Rescue Institute Table Bay duty crew towing the body to Granger Bay for disposal. Traveller24 reports:

“The sea rescue craft Spirit of Vodacom and Rotary Endeavor were launched and on arrival on the scene a towline was attached to the whale carcass at low tide,” the NSRI said.

“During the high tide swell, the whale carcass was towed off the rocks successfully. This is a Southern Right juvenile male, 8.5 meters in length and approximately 8 to 9 tons. Samples were taken by the Department of Environmental Affairs – Oceans and Coasts,” the NSRI said.

The City of Cape Town said it wished to thank the National Sea Rescue Institute of South Africa who had helped to remove the carcass.

Let’s look at a few snaps of said whale:

Everyone’s a comedian right?

Go well you lump of blubber.

[source:traveller24]