Giant Whale Killed by Boat Pulled Ashore in Prachuap Khiri Khan

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee
Staff Reporter



A Bryde’s whale after it was pulled ashore Friday morning on Khlong Wan Beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — A huge whale from a threatened species was killed in a boat collision and found Friday morning off Koh Phang beach in the southern province of Prachuap Khiri Khan.

Chumpon Yodwipan, a local wildlife monitor, said the whale was found Friday morning by local fishermen near Koh Phang, located nearly 3 kilometers from the Khlong Wan Beach. The whale’s swollen body reportedly measured 10 meters and weighed over 10 tons.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1459510123

-- Khaosod English 2016-04-02

....whales do not collide with boats....

Sad...

And what will they do with it now? It will produce an incredible stench.

And what will they do with it now? It will produce an incredible stench.

sold to be made into fish pellets?

Wales navigate by sonar, must have been a stealth boat!

poor whale. peaceful creature. it just wanted to live.

i am sure this whale will be in someone's front yard soon.

Whale Vs Boat collisions are more common than people think and are often the fault of neither party, rather a tragic coincidence of timing.

http://iwc.int/ship-strikes

poster_pace-silber.pdf

....whales do not collide with boats....

Actually they do...

And have been known to ram too!

Not quite the docile, peace loving mammals you might think...

And what will they do with it now? It will produce an incredible stench.

I suspect a very credible stench.... Not unlike the padaak my wife uses in her Isaac cooking...

....whales do not collide with boats....

You are unfortunately wrong.

Have you ever heard of the sailing boat Pequod?

....whales do not collide with boats....

Not only ill informed , but rushes to be the first to post without even an attempt at a google search ...

Wales navigate by sonar, must have been a stealth boat!

Yeh , they never get caught in nets either ... dolphins to ...

Heres a cracking good story but :

https://www.google.co.th/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Story+of+the+Essex

Damn the whales, harpoon a fat chick.

Damn the whales, harpoon a fat chick.

...or a fat sexpat

And what will they do with it now? It will produce an incredible stench.

I suspect a very credible stench.... Not unlike the padaak my wife uses in her Isaac cooking...

It always mystifies me how Thais crave this awful smelling fermented fish paste.

And what will they do with it now? It will produce an incredible stench.

I suspect a very credible stench.... Not unlike the padaak my wife uses in her Isaac cooking...

It always mystifies me how Thais crave this awful smelling fermented fish paste.

I know prawnpaste and fishsauce but never seen fish paste.

Not that i care though.

In Europe some years ago there also was a whale on the beach.

^^^

A new meaning of 'dropping your guts'.