ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to participate in the latest attempt to rescue the young orca stranded in a remote tidal lagoon.

The flat-bottom aluminum vessel has a built-in crane-like device for lifting heavy nets, and it’s expected to be deployed as part of a rescue effort that could happen any day now in the lagoon on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island.

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos,…{ai:summary}<p>A fishing vessel arrives in Zeballos to rescue a stranded killer whale calf. The vessel's crane will be used to lift heavy nets in the rescue operation. #outdoors</p>

Bigger boats, more nets, people arrive in Zeballos, B.C., for new orca rescue attempt

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