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AP-APTN-1430: China Whales Saturday, 17 March 2012 STORY:China Whales- 4:3 Rescuers attempt to free stranded whales LENGTH: 01:27 FIRST RUN: 1130 RESTRICTIONS: No Access China TYPE: Natsound SOURCE: CCTV STORY NUMBER: 732710 DATELINE: Yancheng - 16 Mar 2012 LENGTH: 01:27 CCTV - NO ACCESS CHINA - FOOTAGE PROVIDED BY CHINA'S STATE BROADCASTER ON BEHALF OF THE BEIJING GOVERNMENT SHOTLIST 1 Various of stranded sperm whales, wallowing in water in a salt harvest field 2 Wide of ship trying to rescue stranded whales 3 Various of stranded whales 4 Mid of rescue ship at sea 5 Various of whales STORYLINE Local authorities have been trying to rescue four sperm whales that were found stranded in shallow water on the coast of east China's Jiangsu Province, Chinese broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday The whales were spotted by fishermen on Friday at 6 am local time (2200 GMT on Thursday) in a salt harvest field by the coastal city of Yancheng The local fishermen called fishing authorities to help, and a large-scale operation to rescue the whales was launched Some relief came on Friday for the whales when high tide hit at around noon, partially covering the aquatic mammals in water Attempts were still being made to return the whales to the deep sea on Saturday The whales, which measure around 16 metres long and weigh around 30 tonnes, are in a weak condition Local fishermen have guessed that the whales might have found themselves too close to shore while chasing cuttlefish or helping to keep one another afloat Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchivecom (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory APTN APEX 03-17-12 1043EDT

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Title: China Whales
Date: 03/17/2012
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Content: AP-APTN-1430: China Whales Saturday, 17 March 2012 STORY:China Whales- 4:3 Rescuers attempt to free stranded whales LENGTH: 01:27 FIRST RUN: 1130 RESTRICTIONS: No Access China TYPE: Natsound SOURCE: CCTV STORY NUMBER: 732710 DATELINE: Yancheng - 16 Mar 2012 LENGTH: 01:27 CCTV - NO ACCESS CHINA - FOOTAGE PROVIDED BY CHINA'S STATE BROADCASTER ON BEHALF OF THE BEIJING GOVERNMENT SHOTLIST 1 Various of stranded sperm whales, wallowing in water in a salt harvest field 2 Wide of ship trying to rescue stranded whales 3 Various of stranded whales 4 Mid of rescue ship at sea 5 Various of whales STORYLINE Local authorities have been trying to rescue four sperm whales that were found stranded in shallow water on the coast of east China's Jiangsu Province, Chinese broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday The whales were spotted by fishermen on Friday at 6 am local time (2200 GMT on Thursday) in a salt harvest field by the coastal city of Yancheng The local fishermen called fishing authorities to help, and a large-scale operation to rescue the whales was launched Some relief came on Friday for the whales when high tide hit at around noon, partially covering the aquatic mammals in water Attempts were still being made to return the whales to the deep sea on Saturday The whales, which measure around 16 metres long and weigh around 30 tonnes, are in a weak condition Local fishermen have guessed that the whales might have found themselves too close to shore while chasing cuttlefish or helping to keep one another afloat Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchivecom (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory APTN APEX 03-17-12 1043EDT
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