Indian officials confirmed that on the West coast of the Bay of Bengal, North Andaman Islands, was found about 40 dead whales, the cause of death are unknown.

Ribbed whales were discovered by local fishermen, and this mass death of whales the Andaman Islands had never happened. Scientists believe that the illness or injury could lead to the death of whales. Local emergency agencies and volunteers rushed to the beach, to save the whales, but to no avail, because whales are too heavy, and it was not possible to return to the sea.

Researchers began the autopsy adult whale weighing 2 tons, to determine the cause of his death.