Chilean Navy rescues whale trapped in net

[The Caspian Hare]

https://tendaily.com.au/news/world/a180814gwj/incredible-rescue-of-trapped-whale-by-chilean-navy-20180815

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A whale trapped in tangled fishing nets has been rescued after a combined effort by the Chilean Navy.

The crew of a small ship in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region spotted a whale paralysed in a fishing net on Monday and put the call out over the radio to help rescue the Finned Cetacean Whale.

The Chilean Navy answered the call and the Alacalufe General Service boat led a convoy of Navy boats on the three-and-half hour trip to the site off the coast of Puerto Williams, where the whale was trapped.

After combining efforts with Chile's Maritime Authority, the Armada De Chile started to coordinate the dangerous rescue of the four metre long whale.

Brave divers took turns swimming along side the mammal and used knives to cut the tangled net from the whale.

In just over and hour, the whale was free and managed to swim away.