Real or Not?

[MichiganScott]

Well as to that, I thought most accounts of Long ago sailors being rescued by "mermaids" have generally been assumed to be Manatees.

 

[mtrf2b]

On a simalar note my Dad just sent me this story, don't know how true it is and there is no sources to support it, and I figured it was relevent to the conversation.

"A female humpback whale had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines.
She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a Line tugging in her mouth. A fisherman spotted her just east of the Faralon Islands (outside the Golden Gate ) and radioed for help. Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off, the only Way to save her was to dive in and untangle her -- a very dangerous proposition. One slap of the tail could kill a rescuer. They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her. When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles. She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, nudged them, and pushed gently, thanking them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives. The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth says her eye was following him the whole time, and he will never be the same."

Kind of a neat story whether it's true or not....tried to post the pics that came with it but I haven't posted enough to allow me to post URL's

 

[Thalassamania]

I've worked with both Bottlenosed Dolphins and Orcas (not Belugas) and the story does not surprise me in the least.