Whale found dead near Yokohama yacht harbor

Whale found dead near Yokohama yacht harbor

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A dead whale floats in the sea June 2 in front of Yokohama's public yacht harbor, where it was found after initially been spotted bleeding May 30 by a Japan Coast Guard patrol boat. The 3.3-meter-long whale, which had collided with a leisure boat before disappearing, will be kept as a specimen at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise.

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