On January 14, the People's Committee of Vinh Thai commune (Vinh Linh district, Quang Tri province) said that it had just discovered a whale carcass weighing about 300kg and 4m long washed ashore.
At around 7:00 p.m. on January 13, some fishermen in Tan Mach village (Vinh Thai commune) discovered a whale carcass lying on the beach.
Vinh Thai Commune People's Committee informed that this whale had been dead for quite a while, when its body washed ashore, only skin and bones remained.
Local authorities have mobilized excavators to transport the whale carcass to the burial site to ensure environmental protection.
