The 70-to-80 foot long whale, entangled in crab lines, was spotted at about 3:30 p.m. Crews rush to help 70-to-80 foot long blue whale entangled in fishing gear near Dana Point https://t.co/wUzGlAmWPchttps://t.co/JhL5CopaU2 — ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) June 27, 2016The whale is seen in aerial video surfacing and diving below the water, as a whale rescue safari crew encircles the giant mammal. (CNN) Rescue efforts are underway to save the life of a blue whale apparently enmeshed in a fishing net in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. ET Monday, swimming off the coast of Dana Point, in southern California officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) told CNN affiliate KABC. It appeared to be dragging around 200 feet (61 meters) of line and several buoys from its tail, a viewer from a nearby boat said.

Source: CNN June 28, 2016 02:15 UTC