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[–] AllonzeeLV 40 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Local officials told public broadcaster NHK that the coast guard is unable to rescue the whales because the surrounding ice is too thick

Oh sure, but for a billionaire humanity will comb the oceans to rescue the goo that's left of them from trying to show off.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Maybe the Orca's should have pulled themselves up by their finstraps. (/s)

[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Update: They have now escaped.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

Mr Beast get out there and fucking save them

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

They are free now!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Shit! Now Japanese fishermen will kill them all!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


A pod of at least 10 orcas are trapped by sea ice off the coast of northern Japan, drone footage from Tuesday morning shows.

The video, released by local wildlife organization Wildlife Pro, showed the killer whales struggling with their heads above the frozen waters off Hokkaido, Japan.

Local officials told public broadcaster NHK that the coast guard is unable to rescue the whales because the surrounding ice is too thick, BBC News reported.

According to local media, nine orcas died in 2005 after getting stuck in drift ice in the same area, BBC reported.


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[–] PlantObserver 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Go watch "The Cove" and you'll see why Japan isn't doing anything.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You don't need to watch a whole doc to learn that Japan still goes whaling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaling_in_Japan

[–] PlantObserver 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

To grasp how fucked up it is maybe people should

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago
[–] aeronmelon -1 points 9 months ago

Between the Coast Guard and the Self Defense Force, there should be at least one ice breaker that they can plow a channel past where the pod is and lead them back into open water.

Biden, tell Alaska to stop stealing land from the Inuit for five minutes and help out.