Battle to save whale in fishing gear tangle

A team of scientists trying to save an endangered whale caught up in a web of fishing gear and buoys off South Carolina has been forced to turn back because of rough seas.

A team of scientists trying to save an endangered whale caught up in a web of fishing gear and buoys off South Carolina has been forced to turn back because of rough seas.

If the gear is not removed, it will kill the whale within months.

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