Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: Large whale buried in glass tomb in southern Vietnam

  1. #1
    Registered Users greenturtle's Avatar
    City
    Singapore
    State
    Singapore
    Country
    Singapore
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Posts
    410

    Default Large whale buried in glass tomb in southern Vietnam

    Last updated: 3/8/2010 18:15

    The body of a 15-ton whale found dead at sea last month was buried in a glass tomb in the southern province of Bac Lieu on Thursday morning, allowing local people who worship the giant mammal to come pray at the site.

    According to Hoa Binh’s authorities, the tomb housing the 16-meter long mammal was 17.2 meters long, 7.2 meters wide and one meter high.

    It was estimated to cost some VND300 million (US$15,723), including over VND100 million contributed by local people who suggested preserving the giant ocean mammal as it is often worshipped as the God of the sea.

    Hoa Binh’s People Committee chairman Tran Van Tam said the tomb would serve as a scared place for local people to pay respects to the whale. He said it would also be a tourism site that could prompt the district to launch its plans to build an ecological tourism area sooner than expected.

    Since news about the largest-ever whale found in Bac Lieu spread last week, thousands of people from all over the country have come to see it every day, encouraging a variety of food and drink vendors to set up shop nearby, said lieutenant-colonel Nguyen Van Dang, head of the local border guard unit.

    However, Khuu Le, vice director of Bac Lieu Department of Natural Resources and Environment, warned that the whale body would only remain preserved for “several” years, as the main preservative - formol, a 10 percent solution of formaldehyde in water – was used with limited amount given its giant size.

    In the meantime, related agencies were yet to release the cause of death as well as the age and species of the whale, which was found dead some 26 sea miles off Vinh Thinh on February 21.
    "And God created great sea-animals, and every living soul that creeps with which the waters swarmed after their kind..." (MKJV) Gen 1:21

    www.vimeo.com/greenturtle

  2. #2
    SMN Publisher The Publisher's Avatar
    Country
    USA
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Posts
    2,231

    Default

    Well, at least they are revering the animal rather than killing it and eating it like in some countries.

    I hope the glass was well sealed...I am not sure how they are going to deal with the decomposition issue.
    SMN Publisher

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •