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Nantucket Announces Plan For Dead Whale As Visitors Pay Tribute To 52-Ton "Magnificent Creature"
The alliance said many people have come by to "pay respects to this magnificent creature," and left flowers and petals at the scene.
Updated on: November 21, 2025
The town of Nantucket has announced how it plans to deal with a 52-ton dead sperm whale that washed up on the Massachusetts island over the weekend.
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Town manager Libby Gibson said at a Select Board meeting on Wednesday that the town is working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to tow the dead animal back out to sea.
"Plans are underway to remove the whale and tow it offshore, which has to be many, many, many miles away, outside of the so-called drift-zone so it doesn't reappear," Gibson said. "There's not a specific time or day for the removal, but it is going to hopefully happen soon, before Thanksgiving."
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