Whale carcass found floating off Sai Kung; suspected to be injured whale previously seen in these waters – video

^{The whale carcass seen floating off Shelter Island Photos: HK01}

Since the sighting of a whale in Sai Kung in the middle of this month, its whereabouts and health status have attracted much attention. A boatman provided photos and videos to “Hong Kong 01” today see below. One of the 10-second videos showed a suspected whale turning over on its side and floating in the sea.

In another video about 7 seconds long, a boatman approaches the “whale carcass”. The whale floated motionless and was suspected to be dead.

^{The carcass as seen from the fishing boat that discovered it}

The police said that at 10:46 this morning (31/7), they received a report that a whale carcass was found in the south of Shelter Island, Sai Kung.

^{The original photo by Catherine Lumsden that set the whole saga off…….}

It is unclear if the dead mammal is a Bryde’s whale first spotted in Hong Kong waters on 13 July and recently seen with cuts on its back.