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Off cape cod

Dead Humpback Whale; Off Cape Cod · NOAAORR-7656

issued: 2007-06-04 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2007-06-18 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2007-06-18 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 41.558, -69.020
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Dead Humpback Whale; Off Cape Cod.
Off Cape Cod.
1. Request came to Steve from Marine Mammal Stranding Response Coordinator in NE to do a hindcast on a bloated, dead whale. Whale was sighted on May 30.
2. THREAT: OTHER. TAGS: MARINE MAMMAL.
3. POSITION 41.558N 069.020W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7656: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7656

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