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Rescuers Free Entangled Minke Whale Off Cape Cod

Rescuers removed most of the rope from the whale, which had swum at least 40 miles with buoys still attached, the center said.

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Crews freed a minke whale off Cape Cod after it towed fishing gear for miles, giving the animal a chance to swim normally again.

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Rescuers free entangled minke whale off Cape Cod

Crews freed a minke whale off Cape Cod after it towed fishing gear for miles, giving the animal a chance to swim normally again.

·Manchester, United States
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See a ‘very lucky' rescue of a whale entangled in rope off Cape Cod

The minke whale was first reported to the Provincetown-based Center for Coastal Studies last Sunday off Cape Cod, and freed by a rescue team Tuesday.

·Needham, United States
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Cape Cod Rescuers Free Entangled Minke Whale Off Eastham

A minke whale swam 40 miles tangled in rope off Cape Cod before a Provincetown rescue team freed it near Eastham this week.

·San Francisco, United States
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NBC Boston broke the news in Needham, United States on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
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