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Coast Guard, NOAA Free Humpback Whale on Independence Day
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Coast Guard, NOAA Free Humpback Whale on Independence Day

It was real freedom on the 4th of July for a humpback whale struggling after being entangled in fishing lines in the Port of Valdez, in Alaska’s Prince William Sound, thanks to efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard and NOAA Fisheries. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said July 19, that NOAA Fisheries’ Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline had received numerous reports late on the afternoon of July 3 of a young humpback whale entangled in the middle of the Port of Valdez. The animal was believed to have multiple wraps of line around the base of its tail and was trailing a bright yellow buoy. The Coast Guard Station Valdez launched a boat crew to get eyes on the situation to pass along to NOAA experts to determine the severity of the entanglement. On July 4, two...