Mass strandings in UK and Crete

2025, September 25. Crete, Mediterranean Sea, South Cretan Sea, municipalities of Viannos and Ierapetra, coast of Keratokampos. Report: ARION confirmed a mass stranding of Cuvier’s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) on the coasts of southeastern Crete. Four whales were found: three already dead, and one alive that later did not survive. Update: See below the meteor/fireball on the 13th. 

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2025, September 13. Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and Sicilia, Malta region. District. Fireball. Time: 22:45 UT or 00:45 EET. Duration: 3.5s. Seen in Italy - Calabria, and Sicilia Libya - Misrata District. Seen in locations 750km apart. Travelling NE.

Also: 2025, September 22. UK, Cumbrian coast on the Irish Sea, near Silloth. A mass stranding involving four common dolphins – two adults, a juvenile, and a calf. One adult and a calf died next to each other, but the other adult and a juvenile were kept alive by volunteers until the tide came in and refloated.