Joint personnel of Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) Buenavista together with Guimaras Environment and Natural Resources Office (GENRO) representatives successfully hauled the decomposing body of a sperm whale which was found at the shoreline of Barangay Sawang, Buenavista, Guimaras today, January 25. 

Reports revealed that the dead body of the marine mammal was spotted 700 meters away from the shoreline by the Kagawad of Barangay Sawang, Mr Rex Camarista, at around 3 AM today. 

Upon receipt of the information, personnel of CGSS Buenavista together with personnel of GENRO proceeded to the area onboard the Coast Guard Aluminum Boat to verify the report. Upon arrival thereat, GENRO personnel identified that the mammal belongs to an endangered specie of sperm whale. The team decided to tow the dead mammal to Mc Arthur’s Wharf.

 The dead sperm whale commonly known as “balyena” measures 4.5 meters in length and has an estimated weight of 500 kilos. The mammal’s body was properly turned-over to GENRO personnel while the cause of its death is yet to be determined.