Port Kembla crew assists with whale carcass retrieval off Wollongong

Volunteers from Marine Rescue Port Kembla have successfully collected a deceased juvenile humpback whale from a Wollongong City lifeguard on a jet ski after a carcass was located off Flagstaff Point earlier today.

Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Stuart Massey said a volunteer crew on board Port Kembla 31 met the Wollongong City lifeguard in Port Kembla Harbour.

“The Wollongong City Council lifeguard towed the carcass to PK 31 which was waiting in harbour.

“The deceased humpback was transferred to the Marine Rescue vessel which completed the tow to the Port Kembla boat ramp.

“The carcass was delivered to shore and taken into the care of Wollongong City Council staff.

“This retrieval was another seamless inter-agency operation,” Inspector Massey said.