Wayward Dolphin dies in polluted Canal of NYC

NEW YORK (AP)--Rebels of the dolphins that swam in a polluted Canal on Friday died before high tide, marine experts said.

Freezing time hadn't seemed to faze the dolphin as it splashed around in the Gowanus Canal, which crosses a narrow industrial area close to some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Brooklyn 1.5 km.

Marine experts had hoped to high tide, starting around 19:10, would help the Dolphin leaves the channel safely. But the dolphin was confirmed dead shortly before then, said Riverhead Foundation for marine research and preservation, which I did not know how he died.

First, with the Dolphin wallow in dirty water, bystanders bundled-up took photos of the phone, and a news helicopter hovered overhead.

The dolphin, which appeared to be about 7 feet long, periodically emerged and shook black gunk from his snout in the polluted water.

The Police Department of New York said marine experts with the Riverhead Foundation had planned to help the Dolphin Saturday morning if you don't get out of the channel at high tide. The Foundation, based in Riverhead, on Eastern Long Island, who specializes in cases involving whales, dolphins, seals and sea turtles.

The dirty Canal was named a Superfund site in 2010, means that the Government can force the polluter to pay for its restoration. For more than a century earlier, coal yards, chemical factories and fuel refineries along the banks of the canal all over violet ink tar discharged into the water, earning the nickname Lake local Lavender for its unnatural hue.

The Dolphin probably entered the Canal from the Atlantic Ocean through the Lower and Upper New York Bay and Gowanus Bay, leading to the channel. It is about 20 km from the open ocean.

It may seem strange, but it is not unusual for stray sea creatures in the waters of the city, although often not swim away alive.

A dolphin was found dead last August near Long Island, South of the Canal. Another beached in June in the Hudson River near Manhattan's Chelsea Piers sports complex.

In 2007, a minke whale child who briefly dazzled city wandered in Gowanus Bay and swam aimlessly before dying.

Two years later, a humpback whale took a tour of the city's waters before leaving New York Harbor safely. The 20-foot whale was first seen in Queens first headed for Brooklyn, took a swing through the port and headed toward open waters near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

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