A ‘logistical nightmare’ to remove stranded whale’s body

A local authority is facing “a logistical nightmare” in removing a dying whale which stranded itself at a harbour in West Cork.

The 12-metre fin whale beached at low tide on the slipway at Baltimore Harbour at around 7am yesterday.

The Irish Whale and & Dolphin Group co-ordinator Padraig Whooley, who attended the scene, said the whale could weigh up to 30 tonnes. He said the creature was in very poor condition and he expected it to die.