'It's a race against time': Rescuers attempt to save stranded whale in Thames

Rescuers are trying to save a whale stuck on the River Thames in west London

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A Royal National Lifeboat Institute crew has been joined by two fire crews and the British Divers Marine Life Rescue in an effort to save the whale.People gathered at the riverside to watch the rescue efforts. Pic: Lucia Binding The whale had been thrashing around in between periods of apparent lifelessness but rescue workers were taking it really steady and cautiously, aware of how distressed the baby whale is.Minke whales are the smallest of the great whales, growing to about 10m. Pic: Richard Frank

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