A multitude of calls today from friends,family and organisations informing me that something big had washed up on the mud flats at Pegwell Bay !
Ignoring them until the local BBC news flashes up with a live report from the Cliff tops showing the 45 foot-long Sperm Whale had beached itself.
I then decided to walk down to a friends Cottage where I found a BBC van parked up and met Claudia Sermbezis from BBC South East who was filming on the cliff above the Whale.
The Sperm Whale Pegwell Bay
Police present due to the possibility of dangerous Bacteria
Like dolphins, sperm whales can carry tuberculosis and lung disease
Sperm Whale Pegwell Bay
Emergency teams liaising with the Natural History Museum and the Institute of Zoology
Emergency teams at Pegwell Bay discussing the Sperm Whale
Claudia Sermbezis BBC South East
Claudia Sermbezis BBC South East
Sperm Whale Pegwell Bay
BBC South East Cameraman Pegwell Bay
More discussion on the plight of the Sperm Whale
Trenches being dug to implement the movement of the Sperm Whale
Trenches being dug to implement the movement of the Sperm Whale
After further discussions with the organisations involved with the above it seems that the plan was to move the Whale once the tide was further in to allow the weight to be supported & to stop any further damage to the Whale then drag across to the old Hover pad with the possibility of a Post Mortem.
Having seen the latest news though it seems that the tide waits for no man !
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