A 42-feet-long blue whale was washed ashore at the Revdanda coast, which is 17 km south of Alibaug. This big whale was first spotted on the shore on Wednesday afternoon. It was initially showing signs of life, so the villagers tried to push it back in the sea. However, the whale later died," informed a local resident.
Forest official in-charge of the mangroves cell, N Vasudevan, said: "It is unfortunate that this blue whale was stranded in the shallow sea and eventually died. The blue whales are the biggest species of earth, and can grow up to 100 feet." Vasudevan added that the dead whale was later buried on the beach at Revdanda.
The dead whale was later buried on the beach at Revdanda on Thursday. This is reportedly the biggest sized whale to have washed ashore in and around Mumbai coast in recent times.
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