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Post by Retrovision on Mar 10, 2006 12:06:01 GMT -8
unfotunately our allowing Luna to be accustomed to us has been its demise in Nootka Sound (Conception Point, Near Bligh Island).   Witness statement on Global BC (TV) don't read if you're squeemish: "Tug was holding in Nootka Sound... Luna was hit by a propeller... probably killed luna very quickly ...; ... such a powerful engine...the (whale) probably ended up in the prop...; The water became so bloody that we knew it was fatal...; He transfered a lot of social (behaviors) (to) boats... as I understand, the tug was idling very slowly." -------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are a couple past stories about Luna; no current stories have been published about the incident on the internet, yet. www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/06/18/luna_040618.htmlwww.cbc.ca/bc/story/bc_luna20040728.html |
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Post by Ferryman on Mar 10, 2006 14:50:31 GMT -8
Oh wow, that's really too bad. I couldn't imagine that ever happening. The Tug boat Captain must of felt really bad. There goes another one of the stars from Free Willy.....
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Post by Koastal Karl on Mar 10, 2006 21:43:09 GMT -8
I know I heard that on the noon news today. That is too bad. Luna dident star in Free Willy did she?? I thought it was another one. I cant remember the name. I liked hearing stories about Luna! That's aweful.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 10, 2006 22:09:33 GMT -8
"Keiko" was in free-willy. or maybe it was dirk-diggler?
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Post by Retrovision on Mar 10, 2006 22:24:37 GMT -8
"Keiko" was in free-willy. or maybe it was dirk-diggler? lol. |
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Post by Koastal Karl on Mar 10, 2006 22:37:34 GMT -8
keiko yeah that was it. That was the one in Free Willy!
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Post by Scott on Mar 10, 2006 23:24:53 GMT -8
Big news all day. Interesting that the media spends more time talking about the death of a mental killer whale than a fatal accident on Knight Street today.. or someone needing to be rescued on Grouse Mountain...
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Post by Retrovision on Mar 11, 2006 0:10:13 GMT -8
Big news all day. Interesting that the media spends more time talking about the death of a mental killer whale than a fatal accident on Knight Street today.. or someone needing to be rescued on Grouse Mountain... And why do they focus on any of those, when there's starving kids in Africa? (no cliche intended) |
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Post by Doug on Mar 11, 2006 0:40:27 GMT -8
Oh man, it's about time the d*** thing is dead (sorry for sounding so unsympathetic). So many people made so many complaints about it...and just THAT was annoying. Especially when one fisherman wanted to press charges on the stupid whale.
And then came the Indians, whining that the whale was going to be taken away and returned to its TRUE home where it would be happy.
OH WAIT! This calls for a lawsuit!
There will be one at the tug boat company from the Indians...one at the government from some animal rights activists...one at BC Ferries for raising fares by two cents and one at McDonald's for making a man fat...and some more protests at the government buildings in Victoria...after all, the government is responsible for everything.... (Not literally....)
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Post by Ferryman on Mar 11, 2006 20:31:48 GMT -8
I knew Keiko was the whale that was the star whale in Free Willy, but he is gone now as well...and has been for a few years now. I canèt remember which Free Wily it was that they pointed out Luna, but I know for a fact at one point they were like, *quotation: thereès Willys sister, Luna!* But then after watching the news last night about it, this Luna is a boy, and was bor in the year 2000. So different whale, just same name.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Mar 13, 2006 10:37:29 GMT -8
Yeah I think it was the second Free Willy where they mention Luna! I never knew Luna was a male for quite some time cause that sounded to me like a female name but later did I realize it was a male.
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