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Beached Skegness sperm whale 'explodes' during post-mortem Sperm whale deaths: Fifth whale washed up in Lincolnshire
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One of three sperm whales washed up on a beach has "exploded" during initial examinations by scientists. A fifth sperm whale has been washed up on the east coast of England.
Two of the whales were found on a beach near Skegness, Lincolnshire, on Saturday, while a third was discovered on Sunday morning. It follows the the death of a beached whale in Hunstanton, Norfolk, on Friday and the discovery of three carcasses near Skegness over the weekend.
Marine biologists were using a probe when there was a "huge blast of air", said BBC reporter David Sykes. The sperm whales are believed from a pod spotted off the Norfolk coast.
Earlier, the letters CND, with the organisation's logo, were spray-painted on the whale's tail. The fifth whale was found at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, on Monday afternoon, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency reported.
All three whales are believed to be from the same pod as a whale which died at Hunstanton. Marine biologists were using a probe to examine one of the Skegness whales earlier on Monday when there was a "huge blast of air", said BBC reporter David Sykes.
The pod was spotted off the Norfolk coast on Friday before the Hunstanton whale became stranded and died. The letters CND had been spray-painted by someone on the whale's tail.
CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) said the action was not carried out by the organisation at a national level.
The word "fukushima" - presumably a reference to the stricken Japanese nuclear power station - was also written on the side of the whale's body.
What happens now?What happens now?
One of the Skegness whales is at the end of Lagoon Walk, with the other two towards Gibraltar Point.One of the Skegness whales is at the end of Lagoon Walk, with the other two towards Gibraltar Point.
They have been cordoned off to prevent crowds of people touching the carcasses.They have been cordoned off to prevent crowds of people touching the carcasses.
The word "fukushima" - presumably a reference to the stricken Japanese nuclear power station - was also written on the side of the whale's body. People are also being prevented from going too close to the Hunstanton whale.
CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) said the action was not carried out by by the organisation at a national level, but said it recognised many people have "very strong views on nuclear disarmament".