tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post1132964005404036048..comments2024-03-26T23:27:56.399-07:00Comments on B: Nothing as mysterious as a fact clearly describedBlake Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-88604246788330722832014-04-16T09:56:25.222-07:002014-04-16T09:56:25.222-07:00Yes, I was there also. I was rather fascinated wit...Yes, I was there also. I was rather fascinated with the guy that was numbering the whales. I followed him as he "numbered" each of the whales with a long pole that had a very sharp knife attached. Each "number" was a gash about 2 inches deep and about 12 inches high. I was happy to experience such a scientific day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-26980830145090446732012-12-31T16:46:23.621-08:002012-12-31T16:46:23.621-08:00Unfortunately all 41 Sperm Whales died there on be...Unfortunately all 41 Sperm Whales died there on beach just south of the Siuslaw River's South Jetty. They beached the night of Saturday June 16, 1979. I lived close by on Hwy. 101 and was there Sunday the 17th about 9 am. When I got there there some already dead and before the day was done all 41 Sperm Whales were dead. I was there until almost 3 pm and only a small number were still alive. Some said 3, some said 5 or 6, but all did die and autopsies by Marine Biologists began on Monday the 18th. While I was there marine and mammal scientists were motioning the whales vitals, drawing blood samples, recording the sounds the whales were making and measuring them. All the whales had been numbered and all the information for each whale was being logged under it's number whether alive or dead. All the whales were burned in pits on the beach and buried after autopsy and heads were removed for further study and to secure the ivory teeth. It took from Monday the 18th to the next Saturday the 23rd to get it all done and buried so you couldn't tell what had happened there. Oregon State Police and were on scene from the night of the 16th until all the cleanup was done on the 23rd. County Sheriff Deputies also helped secure the scene the 18th through the 23rd and the entire area was closed to the public the 18th through the 23rd. Just Sayin...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09599808117835543807noreply@blogger.com