A whale's rotting flesh is attracting sharks to Adelaide's Outer Harbor after apparently being hit by a ship. WARNING: This story contains graphic content that readers may find distressing.
A humpback whale carcass is attracting sharks to the Port River inlet at Outer Harbor — the location of Adelaide's main shipping port.It is believed to have been hit by a shipJon Emmett from South Australia's National Parks and Wildlife Service said the carcass was reported by Flinders Ports yesterday and was believed to have died after being hit by a ship in the open ocean.
"It may be towed out to sea or if that happens it may actually wash in on a beach as well, but at the moment we're not able to actually access the carcass to get a rope around it so we'll have to wait until tomorrow morning," he said.Mr Emmett said the South Australian Museum could take samples of the whale.A large number of dolphins
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