‘Bob the minke whale’ lost for fourth day in Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor

There's a whale in Long Beach Harbor. Scientists helped it escape. It turned around and came back

Marine experts removed booms near the entrance of Long Beach Harbor to provide a broader opening for the whale and made noises to direct it out. No luck.

‘Bob the minke whale’ lost for fourth day in Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor

Whale expert Alisa Schulman-Janiger’s camera clicked away as the fin of a minke whale breached the water’s surface, she just standing feet away. It was a rare occurrence for her, she usually spies whales through binoculars leading an annual count of migrating grays from the Palos Verdes Peninsula. But it is also rare for a whale, especially a minke, to be cruising around Long Beach’s inner harbor waters. “It just made a big splash! Oh, oh — what…

Small Whale Spotted in Rainbow Harbor

A small whale was spotted in the shallow waters of Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor Thursday, attracting some onlookers ashore and harbor crews on boats hoping to guide the whale back to the ocean. It was unclear when the whale entered the harbor, but it was spotted Thursday morning near the Catalina Express dock. Harbor crews could be seen maneuvering booms in the water in an apparent effort to guide the whale back toward the open ocean. A represent…

Whale wanders into waters of Long Beach's Rainbow Harbor, attracting onlookers

A majestic whale made its way into Long Beach's Rainbow Harbor, attracting onlookers near the Catalina Express dock and online.

This week, a whale attracted crowds as it entered the waters of Long Beach Harbour. A video from NewsChopper4 showed the whale on Thursday morning near Catalina Express Pier in Shoreline Marina. The whale emerged several times as people watched it from nearby office buildings and the trail overlooking the water. Witnesses claimed that the whale, possibly a minke whale, has been in the area for about two days. Minke whales belong to the bearded w…