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| Dead whale washes up on beach at Foreness Point in Thanet | Dead whale washes up on beach at Foreness Point in Thanet |
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| The dead body of a large whale has been found washed up on a beach in Kent. | The dead body of a large whale has been found washed up on a beach in Kent. |
| The mammal, believed to be an adult minke whale measuring around 36ft-long (11m), was discovered on the shore at Foreness Point, near Cliftonville. | The mammal, believed to be an adult minke whale measuring around 36ft-long (11m), was discovered on the shore at Foreness Point, near Cliftonville. |
| A police cordon has been placed around the whale, which is believed to have died after being hit by a ship. Large cuts can be seen on its body. | |
| Marine life experts are at the scene and samples will be taken for the Natural History Museum in London. | Marine life experts are at the scene and samples will be taken for the Natural History Museum in London. |
| Coastguard Stuart Barnes said the mammal weighed about 10 tonnes (10,000 kilos), and would have to be disposed of by Thanet District Council. | |
| Kent Online has reported that a dead humpback whale was spotted at the London Array windfarm off the Thanet coast on Monday, and it is believed this could be the same one. | Kent Online has reported that a dead humpback whale was spotted at the London Array windfarm off the Thanet coast on Monday, and it is believed this could be the same one. |
| Minke whales | Minke whales |