<p>A 47-feet long blue whale was rescued from the sea along a beach in Maharashtra's coastal Konkan and was successfully put back into the deep waters.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The whale had drifted into shallow waters near the Jaitapur power plant in Ratnagiri district.<br />"It appeared emaciated and must have drifted some days ago. But since this is an isolated spot, it was spotted on Saturday and we were informed by the locals," N Vasudevan, chief conservator, mangrove conservation cell, said.<br /><br />As it was late evening that day, rescue operations using boats and fishing nets were carried out yesterday. The operation lasted six hours and the whale was led into the deep seas.<br />This is the second successful rescue of a blue whale in the same region, he said.</p>
<p>A 47-feet long blue whale was rescued from the sea along a beach in Maharashtra's coastal Konkan and was successfully put back into the deep waters.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The whale had drifted into shallow waters near the Jaitapur power plant in Ratnagiri district.<br />"It appeared emaciated and must have drifted some days ago. But since this is an isolated spot, it was spotted on Saturday and we were informed by the locals," N Vasudevan, chief conservator, mangrove conservation cell, said.<br /><br />As it was late evening that day, rescue operations using boats and fishing nets were carried out yesterday. The operation lasted six hours and the whale was led into the deep seas.<br />This is the second successful rescue of a blue whale in the same region, he said.</p>