A 40-foot-long blue whale was rescued along the Dapoli coast in Maharashtra's Konkan region by the marine experts and locals a few days ago. It is learnt that the mammal had stranded in three-feet shallow waters along the beach at Kolthare village in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district on February 1 and was rescued same day by the locals and marine experts. The whale was tied to two boats and taken around three km into the sea. After the recent incidents involving deaths of stranded whales, this is the first incident where one has been rescued and given a new life. So, the concerned people rightly deserve thanks and praises from all of us.