Volunteer rescuers have freed a humpback whale that had become entangled in rope at a Skye fish farm. The animal was spotted in difficulty at Organic Sea Harvest's Invertote site in the north of the island on Thursday morning.

Rescuers worked 'tirelessly' to free the whale after it was found entangled on Thursday morning. A humpback whale that had become entangled at a fish farm on the Isle of Skye has been freed. A member of the public spotted the humpback in difficulty at the Invertote salmon farm near Rigg around 7am on Thursday.

A whale is trapped in a ship's mooring lines just off the coast of Skye. The mammal became lodged in the anchor line of an Organic Sea Harvests ship around 10 miles north of Portree, Skye's largest town, earlier today. The organic fish farming company has two pens containing Salmon just off coast of the Trotternish peninsula on the island.

Rescuers have freed a whale that became entangled in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye. A member of the public spotted the humpback in difficulty at the Invertote salmon farm and contacted British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) at around 8.

A humpback whale has got into difficulty after becoming entangled in rope at a fish farm off Skye. Organic Sea Harvest said it had suspended normal operations at its Invertote site in the north of the island.