Whale shark dies while towed ashore off Manila Bay
A Butanding (whale shark) which fishermen found dying in Manila Bay died as it was towed to an area near the Manila Yacht Club before dawn Wednesday, even as a search is now in progress for its offspring. Radio reports said fishermen in the area tried to tow the whale shark near Manila Bayâs breakwater after initially mistaking it for a log. âNung natagpuan namin âyan medyo nakatihaya na siya. Sinabihan ko ang kapatid ko na talian para hatakin papunta sa pampang, baka ma-survive pa. Pagdating dito wala na siyang buhay (When we first saw it, it was already floating on its side. I told my brother to tie a rope around it, and we towed it to where rescuers can help rescue it. But it died on our way to the shore)," one of the fishermen identified as Joey Jara said in an interview on dzRH radio. He described the whale shark as black-and-gray, and measures 12 to 13 feet long.