rooster59 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Giant Whale Killed by Boat Pulled Ashore in Prachuap Khiri KhanBy Chayanit ItthipongmaeteeStaff ReporterA 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 ....whales do not collide with boats.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyphodb Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Sad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 And what will they do with it now? It will produce an incredible stench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikeybkk Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 And what will they do with it now? It will produce an incredible stench. sold to be made into fish pellets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blistering blue barnacles Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Wales navigate by sonar, must have been a stealth boat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) poor whale. peaceful creature. it just wanted to live. i am sure this whale will be in someone's front yard soon. Edited April 2, 2016 by NCC1701A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopchan Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robm579 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) ....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... Edited April 2, 2016 by Robm579 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robm579 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) 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... Edited April 2, 2016 by Robm579 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saan Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 ....whales do not collide with boats.... You are unfortunately wrong. Have you ever heard of the sailing boat Pequod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bino Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaZa9 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 ....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 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaZa9 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inepto Cracy Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Damn the whales, harpoon a fat chick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopchan Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Damn the whales, harpoon a fat chick. ...or a fat sexpat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noitom Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) 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. Edited April 3, 2016 by Thian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 ^^^ A new meaning of 'dropping your guts'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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