On the 6th, town officials searched from land on the morning of the 7th for a killer whale that was trapped in drift ice off the coast of Rausu Town, Hokkaido, and found that it could no longer be seen.
Compared to the 6th, the density of the drift ice appears to be lower, and Rausu Town officials say, ``We hope they manage to escape.''
On the morning of the 6th, local fishermen found a killer whale trapped in drift ice about 1 km off the coast of Rausu town.
In footage taken by a private company using a drone around 10 a.m. on the 6th, about 10 killer whales were seen in the ice-covered sea, and according to the company, approximately 6 hours later, they were spotted about 2 kilometers to the northeast. Approximately 17 killer whales were confirmed offshore, surrounded by drift ice.
Under these circumstances, the town of Rausu searched along the Shiretoko Peninsula from land for about an hour and a half starting at around 8:30 a.m. on the 7th, and found no killer whales.
According to a visual inspection by town officials, the density of the drift ice appeared to be lower than on the 6th, and the town says, ``I hope they managed to escape,'' but the details of the situation are not known. yeah.
According to the Kushiro Local Meteorological Observatory, the wind around the Shiretoko Peninsula is weak, so the drift ice is being carried away by ocean currents and gradually moving south, and a wide area remains covered in drift ice.