Entangled humpback whale freed off Chatham coast

Published July 6, 2012 11:52am ET



CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) — Marine biologists say a young humpback whale has been freed after becoming entangled in fishing gear five miles east of Chatham.

The Provincetown-based Marine Animal Entanglement Response Team responded at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday after the whale was reported by recreational boaters.

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