Humpback Whale Visits New York Harbor
By Jason Heller, April 10, 2009 @ 01:00 AM (EST)
Source: NY Newsday
After just returning from Socorro where we were in the water with Humpbacks, I was amazed to turn on the evening news last night and see a large Humpback in New York harbor. These instances normally don't end well - NY harbor isn't exactly a pristine and healthy body of water.
According to New York Newsday:
After wandering into a busy channel near the Verrazano Bridge, a wayward humpback whale was headed south Thursday toward the open sea.
The healthy but homesick whale was last spotted gliding smoothly through the chilly waters a couple of miles south of Coney Island about 2:30 p.m., officials said.
Hours earlier, the NYPD and Coast Guard boats helped guide the 30-foot-long mammal out of a shipping channel several miles north.
"It's headed in the right direction and we hope it keeps going," said Teri Frady, spokeswoman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fishery service in the northeast.
So it sounds like things will end well this time. Phew!
The Newsday article also has a nice video of the whale.
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