On November 12, 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon, posing a major disposal challenge. The Oregon Highway Division decided to blow it up with half a ton of dynamite ...

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a whale-watching vessel with 49 passengers near Newport on Sept. 17. The boat, named Discovery, started producing excessive smoke and lost propulsion while in between the ...

Man behind Oregon's infamous exploding whale dies By Elizabeth Chuck, Staff Writer, NBC News An engineer who blew up a whale carcass in Oregon using some 20 cases of dynamite has died, but the biggest ...

The Coast Guard assisted a 62’ whale watching vessel carrying 49 passengers after it became disabled Wednesday, Sept. 17, ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, Zach Urness and intern Mariah Johnston talk about how to go whale watching in ...