Entangled Humpback Whale Rescue Successful Near Vancouver Island

On August 27, 2025, a humpback whale in distress was discovered tangled in a buoy-and-line system in the Strait of Georgia. The sighting occurred around 10:15 a.m., when Mickael El-Hachem, a crew member aboard the Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessel Stikine, noticed an unusual movement in the water—what first appeared to be a drifting buoy turned out to be a whale ensnared roughly two nautical miles northeast of Area Whiskey Golf.

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