On a sad note this visiting critter had recently made Swansea Bay it's home and could be seen feeding from our boat park. For some reason this 40 foot humpback whale died recently and the carcase has been taken to London for tests. The Welsh coast is not normally associated with Whale watching. It's not uncommon to spot baskin sharks, dolphins and porpoises but humpbacks!!!
I grew up just down the road from you in Pembroke, and I remember a similar size whale washing up at Freshwater West beach in the early 80's after a big storm. No effort to find the cause of death was necessary just a digger and a big hole in the sand.
The poor creature had struggled so hard to get back in the water that its stomach had come out of its mouth <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />
Gareth
