Three-tonne whale and WWII relic washed up near caravan parks

by Chris Jefferies
Some weird and wonderful items have been seen washed ashore on beaches near caravan parks during the past week, including a three-tonne whale and a World War Two ‘torpedo’.
A touring holidaymaker got a shock when he stumbled across a rusty torpedo-shaped object on Monfieth beach, while taking a stroll yesterday, BBC Tayside reports.
The caravanner, who was staying at TayView Caravan and Camping Park, alerted the authorities, who later disposed of the 30-inch long relic, which was thought to be a parachute flare used during the Second World War.
A controlled explosion was carried out by bomb disposal experts at 8 o’clock on Monday evening and fortunately the nearby caravan park did not have to be evacuated.
Meanwhile, holidaymakers staying on the south coast at Bunn Leisure caravan park last weekend may have seen an even larger item wash up on the shore – the body of a three-tonne whale.
The cetacean was found on Saturday and since then the council has thoroughly cleaned the beach, making it safe and hygienic for visitors to return, the Chichester Observer reports.
Marine experts believe that the mammal was of the minke whale variety, which are normally found in the Pacific Ocean. The Natural History Museum has been notified of this unusual discovery.