Carcass of whale washed ashore

BALASORE: A 20-foot long dead whale was found on Tuesday after it was washed ashore near the missile test range at Chandipur in Balasore district.A forest official said the whale could have been either hit by a ship or by a deep sea fishing vessel.  A necropsy will help determine the cause of death, he added.Villagers said they had spotted the carcass in the morning. But its condition suggests the whale must have died more than a week back, said Nirakar Das, a resident.At least 10 whales have been found dead along the Orissa coast in the last couple of years, sources said.