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| A 26ft (8m) whale beached off the south coast of England has got a 40% chance of survival, experts say. | A 26ft (8m) whale beached off the south coast of England has got a 40% chance of survival, experts say. |
| An operation is being carried out to try to save the six-tonne Northern Bottlenose whale in Langstone Harbour, off the Hampshire coast. | An operation is being carried out to try to save the six-tonne Northern Bottlenose whale in Langstone Harbour, off the Hampshire coast. |
| Rescuers were forced to stop work when it became dark on Thursday night and the whale later beached in low tide. | |
| The whale is said to be a young adult and is thought to be about 3,000 miles (4,828 km) off course. | The whale is said to be a young adult and is thought to be about 3,000 miles (4,828 km) off course. |
| The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) resumed their operation at first light, after the whale initially became trapped on Thursday morning. | The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) resumed their operation at first light, after the whale initially became trapped on Thursday morning. |
| It has been moving its head and flapping its fins but has probably been beached for several hours overnight Stephen MarshBritish Divers Marine Life Rescue | It has been moving its head and flapping its fins but has probably been beached for several hours overnight Stephen MarshBritish Divers Marine Life Rescue |
| They have been attempting to move the whale on to its belly from its side to try to prevent its internal organs being crushed. | They have been attempting to move the whale on to its belly from its side to try to prevent its internal organs being crushed. |
| Blood tests are being carried out to help assess its condition. | Blood tests are being carried out to help assess its condition. |
| A Hampshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said the rescue team was looking at a "window of opportunity" between 1030 and 1100 BST to get the whale into deeper water. | A Hampshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said the rescue team was looking at a "window of opportunity" between 1030 and 1100 BST to get the whale into deeper water. |
| Stephen Marsh, an advanced marine mammal medic with BDMLR, told BBC News they had about a dozen people working to save the whale and two specialist vets were on their way from London and the Isle of Wight. | Stephen Marsh, an advanced marine mammal medic with BDMLR, told BBC News they had about a dozen people working to save the whale and two specialist vets were on their way from London and the Isle of Wight. |
| About a dozen firefighters, police, coastguards, the RNLI from Ryde and Hayling Island harbour staff were all at the scene, he said. | About a dozen firefighters, police, coastguards, the RNLI from Ryde and Hayling Island harbour staff were all at the scene, he said. |
| The Northern Bottlenose whale is being given a 40% chance of survival | The Northern Bottlenose whale is being given a 40% chance of survival |
| They are asking people to avoid the area to prevent distress to the animal. Extra boats could also prevent the whale moving away. | They are asking people to avoid the area to prevent distress to the animal. Extra boats could also prevent the whale moving away. |
| Mr Marsh said the tide had been coming in rapidly since dawn, which would help the whale. | Mr Marsh said the tide had been coming in rapidly since dawn, which would help the whale. |
| "We are watering it, looking after it and assessing its condition," he said. | "We are watering it, looking after it and assessing its condition," he said. |
| "It has been moving its head and flapping its fins but has probably been beached for several hours overnight. | "It has been moving its head and flapping its fins but has probably been beached for several hours overnight. |
| "It is beached on top of a sandbank at present." | "It is beached on top of a sandbank at present." |
| He said rescuers were trying to coax the whale back out into deeper waters in the Solent, but may have to put the whale on some inflatable pontoons. | He said rescuers were trying to coax the whale back out into deeper waters in the Solent, but may have to put the whale on some inflatable pontoons. |
| The fire service was also looking at using hoses to fill up a shallow mud channel. | The fire service was also looking at using hoses to fill up a shallow mud channel. |
| The creature is a deep diving whale and the closest water-depth required is off the Bay of Biscay - about a two-day swim for a whale, he said. | The creature is a deep diving whale and the closest water-depth required is off the Bay of Biscay - about a two-day swim for a whale, he said. |
| Dehydration fear | Dehydration fear |
| The species feed on deep-sea squid, which are not readily available in the English Channel. | The species feed on deep-sea squid, which are not readily available in the English Channel. |
| They also get all their water from food, so there was concern it was not getting fluids and would become dehydrated, Mr Marsh added. | They also get all their water from food, so there was concern it was not getting fluids and would become dehydrated, Mr Marsh added. |
| The animal is a young adult, between five and six tonnes in weight, and about 8m (26.2ft) long. Northern Bottlenose whales can grow to more than 9m (30ft). | The animal is a young adult, between five and six tonnes in weight, and about 8m (26.2ft) long. Northern Bottlenose whales can grow to more than 9m (30ft). |
| It is the same species of whale as one that died despite a massive rescue attempt to save it when it swam up the River Thames in January 2006. | It is the same species of whale as one that died despite a massive rescue attempt to save it when it swam up the River Thames in January 2006. |
| Solent Coastguard said it was not warning ships to avoid the area but was monitoring the situation. | Solent Coastguard said it was not warning ships to avoid the area but was monitoring the situation. |