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Japan: Decomposing Whale Carcass Discovered on Hokkaido Coastline

A dead humpback whale measuring 8 to 10 metres was discovered washed ashore in Samani Town, Hokkaido, Japan, on May 26. The decomposing carcass will be buried nearby, with residents warned to keep away.

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Hong Kong: Massive Whale Carcass Washes Ashore at Sai Kung East Country Park

On January 29, 2026, in Ham Tin Bay, Sai Kung East Country Park, Hong Kong, a video captured a huge whale carcass measuring more than 10 meters long lying on the sandy shore after being carried in by waves. The footage showed the remains already in an advanced state of decomposition, with a strong odor spreading across the area.

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US: Waialua Residents Clean Up Coastline After Devastating Floods in Oahu

On Sunday, March 22, residents of Waialua took to the beach to clean up debris washed ashore by the recent flooding, helping to restore their coastline in the storm's aftermath.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Leaves Fish Stranded on Coastline

A wave of live seafood washed ashore in Shaoyang, Hunan, on June 14, 2025, after Typhoon Wutip passed through. Crabs, fish, and shrimp were left stranded along the coast, drawing crowds of residents who rushed to collect them. Footage showed people picking up crabs and scooping fish into buckets, turning the beach into a temporary seafood market.

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Hangon kalakuolemat

A large number of dead fish washed up on the beach in Hanko, Southern Finland on January 29, 2025. Dead fish washed ashore coinciding with the appearance of an unidentified white substance in Hanko, along a 20-kilometre stretch of coastline. Authorities are investigating possible links between the two incidents. The dead fish, mostly herring and sprat, were first reported on Tuesday in areas around Hanko's winter swimming facility and Regattaranta beach. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hangon kalakuolemat

A large number of dead fish washed up on the beach in Hanko, Southern Finland on January 29, 2025. Dead fish washed ashore coinciding with the appearance of an unidentified white substance in Hanko, along a 20-kilometre stretch of coastline. Authorities are investigating possible links between the two incidents. The dead fish, mostly herring and sprat, were first reported on Tuesday in areas around Hanko's winter swimming facility and Regattaranta beach. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hangon kalakuolemat

A large number of dead fish washed up on the beach in Hanko, Southern Finland on January 29, 2025. Dead fish washed ashore coinciding with the appearance of an unidentified white substance in Hanko, along a 20-kilometre stretch of coastline. Authorities are investigating possible links between the two incidents. The dead fish, mostly herring and sprat, were first reported on Tuesday in areas around Hanko's winter swimming facility and Regattaranta beach. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hangon kalakuolemat

A large number of dead fish washed up on the beach in Hanko, Southern Finland on January 29, 2025. Dead fish washed ashore coinciding with the appearance of an unidentified white substance in Hanko, along a 20-kilometre stretch of coastline. Authorities are investigating possible links between the two incidents. The dead fish, mostly herring and sprat, were first reported on Tuesday in areas around Hanko's winter swimming facility and Regattaranta beach. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hangon kalakuolemat

A large number of dead fish washed up on the beach in Hanko, Southern Finland on January 29, 2025. Dead fish washed ashore coinciding with the appearance of an unidentified white substance in Hanko, along a 20-kilometre stretch of coastline. Authorities are investigating possible links between the two incidents. The dead fish, mostly herring and sprat, were first reported on Tuesday in areas around Hanko's winter swimming facility and Regattaranta beach. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hangon kalakuolemat

A large number of dead fish washed up on the beach in Hanko, Southern Finland on January 29, 2025. Dead fish washed ashore coinciding with the appearance of an unidentified white substance in Hanko, along a 20-kilometre stretch of coastline. Authorities are investigating possible links between the two incidents. The dead fish, mostly herring and sprat, were first reported on Tuesday in areas around Hanko's winter swimming facility and Regattaranta beach. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hangon kalakuolemat

A large number of dead fish washed up on the beach in Hanko, Southern Finland on January 29, 2025. Dead fish washed ashore coinciding with the appearance of an unidentified white substance in Hanko, along a 20-kilometre stretch of coastline. Authorities are investigating possible links between the two incidents. The dead fish, mostly herring and sprat, were first reported on Tuesday in areas around Hanko's winter swimming facility and Regattaranta beach. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Fin Whale Washed Ashore At Torrance Beach - LA

People gather to take a look at a massive fin whale washed ashore at Torrance Beach, Los Angeles County, California, the United States on August 11, 2024. The 51-foot-long (about 15.5-meter-long) dead fin whale, washed ashore Saturday evening, died before rescuers could arrive. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fin Whale Washed Ashore At Torrance Beach - LA

A wildlife specialist measures a dead fin whale washed ashore at Torrance Beach, Los Angeles County, California, the United States on August 11, 2024. The 51-foot-long (about 15.5-meter-long) dead fin whale, washed ashore Saturday evening, died before rescuers could arrive. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fin Whale Washed Ashore At Torrance Beach - LA

Tractors tow a dead fin whale away from the shoreline of Torrance Beach, Los Angeles County, California, the United States on August 11, 2024. The 51-foot-long (about 15.5-meter-long) dead fin whale, washed ashore Saturday evening, died before rescuers could arrive. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fin Whale Washed Ashore At Torrance Beach - LA

Wildlife specialists try to determine the cause of death of a fin whale washed ashore at Torrance Beach, Los Angeles County, California, the United States on August 11, 2024. The 51-foot-long (about 15.5-meter-long) dead fin whale, washed ashore Saturday evening, died before rescuers could arrive. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES-DEAD FIN WHALE

(240812) -- LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A wildlife specialist measures a dead fin whale washed ashore at Torrance Beach, Los Angeles County, California, the United States on Aug. 11, 2024. The 51-foot-long (about 15.5-meter-long) dead fin whale, washed ashore Saturday evening, died before rescuers could arrive. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES-DEAD FIN WHALE

(240812) -- LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tractors tow a dead fin whale away from the shoreline of Torrance Beach, Los Angeles County, California, the United States on Aug. 11, 2024. The 51-foot-long (about 15.5-meter-long) dead fin whale, washed ashore Saturday evening, died before rescuers could arrive. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES-DEAD FIN WHALE

(240812) -- LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People gather to take a look at a massive fin whale washed ashore at Torrance Beach, Los Angeles County, California, the United States on Aug. 11, 2024. The 51-foot-long (about 15.5-meter-long) dead fin whale, washed ashore Saturday evening, died before rescuers could arrive. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES-DEAD FIN WHALE

(240812) -- LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wildlife specialists try to determine the cause of death of a fin whale washed ashore at Torrance Beach, Los Angeles County, California, the United States on Aug. 11, 2024. The 51-foot-long (about 15.5-meter-long) dead fin whale, washed ashore Saturday evening, died before rescuers could arrive. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 16, 2024, shows fishing boats washed ashore in Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 3, 2024, shows a boat that was washed ashore in Suzu, in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, apparently due to a tsunami triggered by a strong earthquake that jolted the Sea of Japan coastal area on New Year's Day.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 3, 2024, shows a boat on the ground of a port in Suzu, in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, apparently washed ashore due to a tsunami triggered by a strong earthquake that jolted the Sea of Japan coastal area on New Year's Day.

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More than 30 dolphins washed up on beach in Chiba Pref.

Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 3, 2023, shows people trying to save a dolphin washed up on a beach near the boundary between the city of Isumi and the town of Ichinomiya in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. More than 30 dolphins were found washed ashore on the beach the same day.

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Dolphins washed up on eastern Japan beach

Photo taken on April 5, 2023, shows a dolphin washed up on a beach near the boundary between the city of Isumi and the town of Ichinomiya in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan. Dozens of dolphins were found washed ashore around the same area over the past few days.

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Dolphins washed up on eastern Japan beach

Photo taken on April 5, 2023, shows a dolphin washed up on a beach in Ichinomiya in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan. Dozens of dolphins were found washed ashore in the same area over the past few days.

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More than 30 dolphins washed up on beach in Chiba Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 3, 2023, shows two dolphins washed up on a beach near the boundary between the city of Isumi and the town of Ichinomiya in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. More than 30 dolphins were found washed ashore on the beach the same day.

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More than 30 dolphins washed up on beach in Chiba Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 3, 2023, shows a pod of dolphins swimming in waters off the beach near the boundary between the city of Isumi and the town of Ichinomiya in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. More than 30 dolphins were found washed ashore on the beach the same day.

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More than 30 dolphins washed up on beach in Chiba Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 3, 2023, shows people trying to save a dolphin washed up on a beach near the boundary between the city of Isumi and the town of Ichinomiya in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. More than 30 dolphins were found washed ashore on the beach the same day.

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More than 30 dolphins washed up on beach in Chiba Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 3, 2023, shows two dolphins washed up on a beach near the boundary between the city of Isumi and the town of Ichinomiya in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. More than 30 dolphins were found washed ashore on the beach the same day.

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Children touch whale on shore of Tottori Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - Children touch a whale that washed ashore in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on March 25, 2014. The 4.5-meter whale died after being found on the beach earlier in the day.

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Tacloban

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A boy carries a water tank in Tacloban City on Leyte Island on Feb. 6, 2014. In the background is a cargo ship washed ashore when Typhoon Haiyan struck the central Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013.

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Typhoon-hit Leyte still short of aid

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A ship washed ashore last November by Typhoon Haiyan along the coast of the Philippine city of Tacloban on the island of Leyte has yet to be removed on Feb. 6, 2014, surrounded by houses made of rubble.

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Life after typhoon in Philippines

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 17, 2013, shows a huge ship washed ashore into a residential area in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines, devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan.

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Typhoon aftermath in Philippines

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 17, 2013, shows a huge ship washed ashore and a girl protecting herself from rain with a basin in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines, devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan.

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Typhoon aftermath in Philippines

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 17, 2013, shows a huge ship washed ashore in a residential area in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines, devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan.

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Philippine typhoon aftermath

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - People stand near a vessel washed ashore in Tacloban city on the central Philippine island of Leyte on Nov. 16, 2013, after the area was hit by Typhoon Haiyan.

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Clearing stranded vessel

KESENNUMA, Japan - Work is under way to remove the Kyotoku Maru No. 18, a fishing boat washed ashore by a tsunami following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2013.

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Fishing vessel washed ashore by 2011 tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Work begins Sept. 9, 2013, to dismantle a 330-ton fishing vessel that was washed ashore by the March 2011 tsunami and has remained stranded in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit cities in northeastern Japan. Although the stricken vessel, the Kyotoku Maru No. 18, had become a tourist attraction, a plan by the city government of Kesennuma to preserve it as a memorial met with resistance from local residents, who said it revived bitter memories of the calamity.

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Fishing vessel washed ashore by 2011 tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Work begins Sept. 9, 2013, to dismantle a 330-ton fishing vessel that was washed ashore by the March 2011 tsunami and has remained stranded in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit cities in northeastern Japan. Although the stricken vessel, the Kyotoku Maru No. 18, had become a tourist attraction, a plan by the city government of Kesennuma to preserve it as a memorial met with resistance from local residents, who said it revived bitter memories of the calamity.

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Fishing vessel washed ashore by 2011 tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Work begins Sept. 9, 2013, to dismantle a 330-ton fishing vessel that was washed ashore by the March 2011 tsunami and has remained stranded in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit cities in northeastern Japan. Although the stricken vessel, the Kyotoku Maru No. 18, had become a tourist attraction, a plan by the city government of Kesennuma to preserve it as a memorial met with resistance from local residents, who said it revived bitter memories of the calamity.

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Fishing vessel washed ashore by 2011 tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Work begins Sept. 9, 2013, to dismantle a 330-ton fishing vessel that was washed ashore by the March 2011 tsunami and has remained stranded in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit cities in northeastern Japan. Although the stricken vessel, the Kyotoku Maru No. 18, had become a tourist attraction, a plan by the city government of Kesennuma to preserve it as a memorial met with resistance from local residents, who said it revived bitter memories of the calamity.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Shishiori area in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), the day after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (R). Work began Sept. 9, 2013, to dismantle the fishing vessel Kyotoku Maru No. 18 (front in both) that was washed ashore by the tsunami and has remained stranded.

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2 years after quake

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photos show an area in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), the day after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, and the same location on March 4, 2013, with the fishing boat Kyotoku Maru No. 18, which was washed ashore by the March 11 tsunami, still aground.

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10 months after March quake, tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2012, 10 months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, shows flowers being laid at a site where a residential police box used to stand in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture. A police officer stationed there has been missing since the disaster. A large fishing vessel washed ashore by the tsunami remains stranded, while the clearing of debris in the area is ongoing.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photos of an area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 15, June 3 and Sept. 1, 2011, show that the fishing boat Kyotoku Maru No. 18, which was washed ashore by the March 11 tsunami, is still stranded, while the debris in the area has been cleared away.

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Stranded ship carried to port

KESENNUMA, Japan - A fishing boat washed ashore by the March 11 tsunami is carried to a port on a wheeled platform in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 16, 2011.

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Stranded ship carried to port

KESENNUMA, Japan - A fishing boat washed ashore by the March 11 tsunami is carried to a port on a wheeled platform in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 16, 2011.

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Lunar eclipse in tsunami-hit area

SOMA, Japan - A partial lunar eclipse, covered by clouds, is observed at a fishing port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, in the early hours of June 16, 2011, some three months after the area was devastated by the March 11 tsunami. The fishing boat shown in the front was washed ashore due to the disaster.

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Disaster-hit Higashimatsushima in March and June

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - Combined photo shows an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011 (top frame), three days after the disaster, and the same area on June 3, 2011 (bottom frame). Damaged houses were cleared away, but ships washed ashore by the tsunami remain.

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Stranded ship in Kamaishi

KAMAISHI, Japan - A large cargo ship, weighing 4,724 tons, remains stranded in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on May 23, 2011, after being washed ashore by the March 11 tsunami.