Bid to install whale carcass in village sunk by objectors

A coastal community’s bid to salvage a whale skeleton for use as a tourist attraction has ended in a watery grave.

The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group described the dumping at sea yesterday of the remains of the fin whale which died in Baltimore Harbour, Co Cork, last summer, as a “missed opportunity”.

The carcass was towed from Roaringwater Bay beyond Fastnet Rock for disposal.