Eerie behemoth is caught by accident,
Giant manta raised from the depths off Africa by ship's anchor,
Workers aboard an oil company ship off Africa have a rare encounter
with a giant manta. There are few details, but images posted this week
to a Nairaland website forum starkly illustrate a story about a giant
manta being hauled aboard an oil-rig servicing ship after becoming
entangled in its anchor line in the South Atlantic.
The unusual catch off Nigeria's
Bonny Island involves one of the largest and most docile marine
species. Giant mantas, which are found in temperate regions around the
planet, can measure nearly 30 feet across and weigh more than a ton.
Details of the catch are between the accompanying images and it should
be noted that giant mantas, which are plankton eaters, do not possess
stinging spines, as mentioned in the description from a forum
contributor named Pharrod.
"The stinging Manta ray was
killed when the oil rig servicing ship anchored at the middle of ocean
near Bonny Island. The anchor of the ship brought the stinging ray up
while the ship was about to sail. The stinging Manta ray was killed
while resting at the ocean floor.
"But guess what? It was sold to
fishermen that was around when it was killed at the amount of five
thousand naira only. It could have been preserved. My friend is one of
the people on the ship deck."
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