2 entangled whales freed off Maine coast (AP)

1 hour, 57 minutes ago BAR HARBOR, Maine - Two humpback whales that became entangled in marine gear off the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts were freed by whale rescue teams, officials said. People aboard a whale watch boat spotted one distressed whale on Saturday about 15 nautical miles southeast of Mount Desert Island. Marine gear had cut deep into the whale's head, according to the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies in Massachusetts. When the whale moved close enough to the surface Sunday ...