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Chico, a gentleman's motor yacht, was built in 1932 at St. Monans, Fife. A Dunkirk Little Ship, and registered as a National Historic Ship, she is now available for charter on the West Coast of Scotland. There are three double cabins for up to six guests, with separate crew accommodation. Day trips for up to eight people can be booked by arrangement. Please visit our website for more details.

Sunday 29 September 2019

Northern Bottlenose Whale

Before going into our winter berth in Greenock we spent a couple of nights at anchor in Glenan Bay, Loch Fyne, and were surprised and delighted to be sharing it with a Northern Bottlenose Whale.


The Northern Bottlenose is a deep water species, usually found off the Continental Shelf in depths of 1000m feeding on squid, so we were concerned as to its health and whether it had become tangled in rope or net, but the next day we could see that it was free of any fouling as we witnessed displays of tail slapping and spectacular breaching.


An uncertain postscript is that on October 7th a Northern Bottlenose was sighted off Greenock, tail slapping and apparently 'lost',  it must be the same animal and I fear for its future.

p.s. nothing heard subsequently so it must have made its way back out to deep water.

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