Showing posts with label Portland Harbour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portland Harbour. Show all posts

Friday, 7 June 2024

Chunk found dead

2024, June 5. USA, Maine. A dead 40-foot female humpback whale, (Named Chunk, #9944 in the Gulf of Maine and North Atlantic Humpback Whale Catalogs), was found entangled in a fishing net off Cape Elizabeth and towed into Portland harbour for removal.

Photo by Portland harbormaster Kevin Battle.

Update post on Brazilian Meteor Airburst and comet SWAN25B

Update: 2025, September 9. South Atlantic, 77km off the coast of Brazil in Ceará.  Some witnesses reported faint hissing sounds, while other...