 |
Friday, July 2, 2004
Luna the whale breaks boat's rudder
GOLD RIVER, B.C. -- An overly friendly young killer whale that Canadian fisheries officials have been trying to relocate has disabled a sailboat.
Luna broke the rudder off a sailboat in Mooyah Bay on Wednesday. The Canadian coast guard responded, and the boat was towed into a nearby marina by an aluminum boat belonging to local Indians.
The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans decided earlier this year that, because Luna was a danger to himself and the public, the orca should be caught, relocated to a bay 200 miles south of here near Victoria, then released when his U.S. relatives were close enough for him to hear their calls.
But the plan was put on hold last week after a dispute escalated with local Indians who don't want the 5-year-old whale captured.
They believe the whale embodies the spirit of their late chief.
My web site
My Yahoo!
Google
 Day in Pictures The German chancellor and more |
 David Horsey Giving Chinese dissidents a choice |
 'Mad Men' returns Cable hit rides wave of publicity |
· 520 tolls may stretch from I-5 to Bellevue
· Fifth dental death in 3 years
· Plane hopper has worn out cute welcome
· Stepson faces jury in for-hire slaying
· Agencies asked to ease safety rules
· Officer's firing unjustified, board says
· State race for public lands chief could get rough
· Christians taking on role as environmentalists
· Group proposes climate-saving strategy
· Legacy House turns 10
· Mercer Island residents sue to stop Tent City
· Principal charged with raping teen
more· Building fire clouds downtown Spokane
· Judge: Duncan is mentally competent
· SW Washington high school band to play at Olympics
· Saddling up in the Grand Coulee
· Judge OKs emergency grazing program, with limits
more· AP: White House overrode experts on Yellowstone
· Grizzly bear attacks woman in Alaska
· Judge OKs emergency grazing program, with limits
· DNA: elk likely source of Mont. livestock disease
· Calif. peak may be named for Sierra Club's Brower
more
The Big BlogBy Monica Guzman and other P-I editors and staff
· SPAM in the can or can in the SPAM?
· Conor Oberst to perform at Easy Street
· Protest du jour - Calling all Alaskan Way Viaduct fans
Strange BedfellowsP-I staff on Seattle politics
· Nader a boon to Democrats?
· Obama up in Fla., Va. polls
· Wall Street got drunk
Seattle Real Estate NewsWith the P-I's Aubrey Cohen
· Landmarks board openings
· Sunset bowl apartments
· Green building task force
Seattle TrafficBy Reporter Larry Lange and other P-I staff
· No retrofit? Make the case, viaduct group says
· Sound off about a new viaduct interchange
· Council members review Metro bus hike Wednesday
101 Elliott Ave. W.
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 448-8000
Home Delivery: (206) 464-2121 or (800) 542-0820
seattlepi.com serves about 1.7 million unique visitors
and 30 million page views each month.
Send comments to newmedia@seattlepi.com
Send investigative tips to iteam@seattlepi.com
©1996-2008 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Terms of Use/Privacy Policy
