Dolphin stranding: Royal Navy was carrying out live firing exercises
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The Royal Navy was carrying out live-firing exercises just hours before 26 dolphins died in the biggest mass stranding of the species in Britain, it has been claimed.
Marine experts trying to find out why the pod of dolphins tried to beach themselves on the shores of Percuil river, near Portscatho, Cornwall, say they could have been panicked by an "underwater disturbance".
Falmouth Coastguard said that there had been "heavy" Royal Navy activity in the Falmouth Bay area and suggested it had continued past midday on Sunday.
It is understood that the exercises have been going on for two to three weeks and were carried out day and night.
The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), which co-ordinated the rescue of several dolphins, said they received reports from the public that an explosion took place at sea over the weekend.
Such an explosion could have panicked the dolphins - who were away from their natural deep water habitat - and sent them up the river to shallow waters.
Marine experts trying to find out why the pod of dolphins tried to beach themselves on the shores of Percuil river, near Portscatho, Cornwall, say they could have been panicked by an "underwater disturbance".
Falmouth Coastguard said that there had been "heavy" Royal Navy activity in the Falmouth Bay area and suggested it had continued past midday on Sunday.
It is understood that the exercises have been going on for two to three weeks and were carried out day and night.
The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), which co-ordinated the rescue of several dolphins, said they received reports from the public that an explosion took place at sea over the weekend.
Such an explosion could have panicked the dolphins - who were away from their natural deep water habitat - and sent them up the river to shallow waters.
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515dsm
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That is so sad
- 3 years ago
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515dsm
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createfreely
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you see what war does? and if anyone here dares to say, "well, the war isnt being fought there so it has nothing to do with it", please just keep it to yourself.
- 3 years ago
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