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# Beached

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# Mace Head
'A little unusual but nothing sinister': 40 foot sperm whale carcass washes ashore in Co Galway
Three sperm whales washed up this year, the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group said.
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Apr 1st 2019, 8:28 PM
# Driver dilemma
Planning a beach trip? Here's what to do if your car gets stuck on sand
That shovel will be handy for more than just building sandcastles.
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Jun 11th 2018, 3:33 PM
# Beached
Three whales washed up on a Kerry beach and one may not survive
Two were safely re-floated, but a third looks unlikely to survive, the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group says.
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Aug 6th 2015, 11:45 PM
# Beached
Pictures: Crowds gather as massive sperm whale washed ashore in California
Biologists and vets have now arrived at the site to begin the arduous process of cutting up the carcass for removal.
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Apr 16th 2015, 10:20 AM
# Japan
Around 150 beached dolphins feared dead as rescue efforts abandoned
It was becoming too dark to continue the operation.
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Apr 10th 2015, 2:14 PM
# time running out
"We're trying to keep the rest alive": 100 whales die on New Zealand beach
There are fears that another 90 whales will suffer the same fate.
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Feb 14th 2015, 12:40 PM
# Beached
In pics: Tourists and residents try to save massive stranded whale on Nicaragua beach
Unfortunately they were unsuccessful and had to give up as the sun went down.
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Nov 15th 2014, 2:46 PM
# Beached
This 58 foot long whale covered in bite marks has washed up in New York
The large mammal washed up about 77 miles from New York City.
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Oct 11th 2014, 3:30 PM
# Beached
Five pilot whales die after pod gets stranded on Donegal beach
The pod of pilot whales have become stranded for a second time today.
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Jul 7th 2014, 6:48 PM
# Whale
Whale beached in New York neighbourhood dies
The endangered fin whale was found in the Breezy Point neighbourhood of Queens yesterday.
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Dec 27th 2012, 8:45 PM
# Scotland
16 whales die after being stranded on Scottish beach
The pilot whales were part of a pod of at least 40 which had been seen swimming in shallow water off St Andrew’s.
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Sep 2nd 2012, 6:44 PM
# RIP
Baltimore whale dies
The whale, which has been stuck at the west Cork harbour since Tuesday, took his last breath at about 11am.
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Aug 16th 2012, 12:59 PM
# Baltimore
VIDEO: Young fin whale still stuck in west Cork harbour
Experts say the beached whale may be in the final throes as it lies in Baltimore Harbour.
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Aug 14th 2012, 9:21 PM
# dolphin invasion
Beachgoers rescue stranded dolphins at Brazil beach
When around 30 dolphins got into distress, people at the beach ran into the water to push them back out to sea. Awww…
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Mar 9th 2012, 11:18 AM
# Whale
Washed-up 35-foot sperm whale dies in Waterford
A sperm whale which washed up on a beach near Dungarvan had no hope of survival, and died earlier this morning.
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Aug 20th 2011, 1:05 PM
# Beached
Whale deaths off Donegal could have been caused by navy's sonar
The 33 pilot whales may have died after becoming confused by the British Royal Navy’s sonar activity.
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Nov 8th 2010, 3:14 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: the storm that turned out to be a damp squib; 12 injured and two people die in Galway crash; iPhone alarm glitch is still not fixed as Americans wake up late for work.
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Nov 8th 2010, 8:30 AM