Whale tangled in fishing gear off Jones Beach freed after 4-day effort
(WorldNews Environment)

A young whale anchored to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island`s Jones Beach by a ton or more of fishing gear finally was freed after four days of arduous work by rescuers who refused to quit — and “surged forward,” which is a hopeful sign, one of them said Saturday. The 4-year-old calf — an increasingly rare humpback — was...