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 RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Encouraged by the response of two injured, wayward whales to the spray of a fire hose, marine scientists plan to use more hoses when they resume efforts next week to herd the pair back out to the Pacific Ocean.
The mother whale and her calf swam away when scientists aboard a fire boat on the Sacramento River sprayed a powerful hose in their direction on Friday morning, said Petty Officer Allyson Conroy, the U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman.
"It seemed to work," Conroy said. "They moved away from the hoses."
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