Sperm whale killed by ship in Strait of Gibraltar

Researchers say this is the fifth sperm whale to die after being struck by a vessel in the busy waterway.

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Researchers say this is the fifth sperm whale to die after being struck by a boat since they started monitoring the population in the area more than 10 years ago.

“It was horrible - there was a lot of blood in the water,” said whale researcher Dr Renaud de Stephanis of Friday's incident.

The vessel hit the male sperm whale at about 18:00 local time.

Dr de Stephanis leads Conservation, Information and Research on Cetaceans (CIRCE) and is calling for ferries in the narrow strait to have marine mammal observers on board.

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