2013 South Africa Incident - The airburst and 20 False Killer whales

2013, March 12. South Africa. South Atlantic Ocean. 70 km west of Paternoster South Africa. Coordinates: ( -32.7, 17.1). Time: 10:32. e = 2.9, -e = 0.1 or equivalent to 100,000 kg/TNT. Altitude was 26 km which was at the lower end of the scale. Velocity is unknown.

2013, March 13. South Africa, Cape Town, Noordhoek Beach. 20 False Killer whales were stranded on the beach with only three known to survive.  Interesting note – Between 1880 and 1885 a mass stranding of killer whales took place in South Africa at Muizenberg Beach in False Bay (only 10km away over the headland). There were 7 specimens photographed but there could be more. It is the first known image of a whale stranding.

2013 Airburst incidents from January 1st to April 1st.