WATCH: Workers continue whale carcass disposal at Umhlanga main beach
Four municipal skips have been offloaded at the Umhlanga main beach, north of Durban, as efforts to dispose of a massive adult humpback whale carcass continue.
The carcass has been moved by the surf again and is now closer to the Grannies pool ski-boat launch site.The carcass is now on the rocks north of the Umhlanga pier.
eThekwini municipal workers have attached more ropes and chains to the carcass. Some workers have been slicing through the whale meat in an effort to make smaller, more manageable pieces of the carcass that will be disposed of.
This photo from the Umhlanga pier shows the magnitude of the humpback whale carcass @ECR_Newswatch @ecr9495 pic.twitter.com/ZzndNA9qfz
— Shaun Ryan (@wordsfromshaun) October 31, 2018
A large percentage of the whale carcass remains in the surf. Workers who are cutting away at the flesh have to stop and stabilise themselves when waves break onto the carcass.
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Although not too strong, the stench of the rotting carcass can be smelt in the wind north of the cordoned off area.
eThekwini workers cut through the whale carcass on the Umhlanga main beach, north if Durban pic.twitter.com/LjI1iLXcN3
— Shaun Ryan (@wordsfromshaun) October 31, 2018
Swimming at beaches between Umhlanga and Umdloti remains banned.
The carcass was first spotted in the surf off Umdloti on Sunday.
It
was then towed about 15 nautical miles out to sea, but strong winds and
rough seas saw the carcass wash up on a beach north of the Umhlanga
lagoon.
WATCH: Strong Durban winds hamper whale carcass recovery
It was pulled out to sea by strong tides and currents again on Monday night and beached between the lighthouse and pier yesterday morning.
Efforts to dispose of the massive humpback whale carcass are continuing on the Umhlanga main beach, north of Durban. Swimming remains banned from Umhlanga north to Umdloti @ECR_Newswatch @ecr9495 pic.twitter.com/Ci7maGu4mJ
— Shaun Ryan (@wordsfromshaun) October 31, 2018
Efforts to remove the whale carcass from the Umhlanga main beach have attracted a lot of attention pic.twitter.com/uTZFM5zmBP
— Shaun Ryan (@wordsfromshaun) October 31, 2018
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