A marine creature believed to be a whale over five meters long was sighted in the waters near Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line's man-made island Kaze no To (tower of wind). The Yokohama Coast Guard is calling on vessels navigating Tokyo Bay to take precautions against colliding with the creature.
According to the Coast Guard, at around 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, a vessel sailing through the bay reported seeing a whale spout before the animal dove back underwater, and a patrol boat that headed to the scene also sighted the creature. The Coast Guard said that this would be the first reported whale sighting since March 2017, when a marine creature believed to be a whale was spotted near Hakkeijima in Yokohama, and that sightings are "not a frequent occurrence."
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