A 47-foot long blue whale was rescued from a beach in Maharashtra and successfully put back into the deep waters on Sunday, after locals and fishermen came together to help. 50 ft. Beached Blue #Whale rescued by village in #India. This is the second successful rescue of a blue whale in the same region. A 40-foot long whale was rescued in Ratnagiri in February this year in a nine-hour long operation. In August last year, a 42-foot long blue whale washed ashore in Mumbai's Alibaug, but didn't survive despite an 18-hour long operation.

Source: India Today September 12, 2016 16:04 UTC