Adapted from the December 14, 2005 article in The San Francisco ChronicleA humpback whale freed by divers from a tangle of crab trap lines near the Farallon Islands nudged its rescuers and flapped around in what marine experts said was, “…a rare and remarkable encounter.”"It felt to me like it was thanking us, knowing that it was free and that we had helped it," James Moskito, one of the rescue divers said.
By 2:30 p.m., the rescuers had reached the whale and evaluated the situation.
The crab pot lines were so tight, Moskito said, that the rope was digging into the animal's blubber and leaving visible cuts.
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