Salina island: A ten meters long male sperm whale has been freed by the Italian coast guard in the Mediterranean Sea.
The whale got trapped in a large fishing net, which was preventing its posterior fin from moving.
Four biologists of the Filicudi island turtles center spotted the whale six miles from Salina island and immediately called the coast guard.
Coast guard sailors first tried to free the whale from onboard their rescue boat, but the fin was so tangled that the intervention of several divers was needed to cut it.
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Once it was freed the sperm whale slowly restarted swimming and reached three other whales who were waiting for him.
According to the Italian coast guard, the fishing net was not legal and has been sequestered.
(AP)
