The City of Cape Town (COCT) says beachgoers will now be allowed to visit Clifton beaches in Cape Town after a humpback whale carcass washed ashore at Clifton 4th on Tuesday, January 4.
According to the COCT, the carcass was removed from the sea with the help of a large vessel at high tide and towed off the beach to the Oceana Power Boat Club where it was then loaded and transported to the Vissershok landfill.
“The whale carcass of approximately 9m washed ashore in the early hours of this morning. The National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment was notified and collected samples and measurements for scientific analysis,” the COCT said.
The humpback whale carcass has been removed from Clifton 4th at approximately 15:30 this afternoon with the assistance of SANParks, and several City directorates.
All of the beaches at Clifton are now open again to the public and for bathing.#CTNews pic.twitter.com/1fo0etylSu
— City of Cape Town (@CityofCT) January 4, 2022
The COCT further indicated that the cause of death is still uncertain, but it is likely to be natural. This is also the second whale to wash ashore after an 8m carcass washed ashore at Sea Point in December.
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