Conservationists work to disentanglement whale in Sydney Harbour

Crews were called in to rescue the whale after it became stuck at around 1pm on Thursday August 23, 2024.

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00:00The Large Whale Disentanglement Team with the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife

00:13Service are currently on the water in Sydney Harbour.

00:18So I'm standing in Sydney Harbour National Park at Middlehead and the whale is currently

00:25directly between Middlehead and Northhead in Sydney Harbour.

00:33The Large Whale Disentanglement Team with the National Parks and Wildlife Service are

00:38currently in place.

00:41They're currently approaching the tail of the whale where the entanglement is, so the

00:47entanglement is ropes and buoys attached to the tail of the whale.

00:55The Large Whale Disentanglement Team with the National Parks and Wildlife Service are

00:57currently on the water in Sydney Harbour and the whale is currently directly between Middlehead

00:59and Northhead in Sydney Harbour.