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Nantucket, ma 02554, USA

Dead Sperm Whale Drift Analyses; Nantucket, Massachusetts · NOAAORR-11085

issued
2025-11-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2025-12-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
2025-12-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.294, -70.176
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Dead Sperm Whale Drift Analyses; Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Nantucket, MA 02554, USA.
1. NOAA Fisheries Protected Resources Division (PRD) in Gloucester, MA requested drift analyses and trajectory for a dead sperm whale that washed ashore on Nantucket, Massachusetts. The whale is currently secured to the beach and PRD is looking to understand where it may float if released.
2. THREAT: OTHER.
3. POSITION 41.294N 070.176W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11085: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11085

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