The humpback whale was spotted in Mount's Bay, near the port of Newlyn, on Sunday morning.
Lifeboat volunteers managed to save a rarely seen whale off the coast of Cornwall after it became stuck in lobster pot lines. The humpback whale was spotted by wildlife-watching tour Marine Discovery Penzance, in Mount's Bay, near the port of Newlyn, on Sunday morning. Faced with choppy waters, the tour company's staff decided to drop off their passengers, before heading back out to tend to the whale.
' According to the tour firm, the whale swam off slowly, followed by the lifeboat crew, and it seemed to be swimming 'okay', despite a 'nasty' wound to its tail. Read more from Sky News:Humpback whales photographed having sex for first timeMystery over whales' singing uncovered by study The animal was identified as Ivy - a humpback whale seen around the coast of Porthleven for the past four months. Humpback sightings are rare from UK coasts.
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