Yankee Freedom II ferries Sea Turtle for release at Ft Jefferson
Monday, October 22nd, 2007“Salty” the Hawksbill Sea Turtle Released at Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas National Park
On Sunday, October 28, 2007 Salty, a three-year-old Hawksbill turtle, was released at the Dry Tortugas National Park aboard the Yankee Freedom II. In July a local fisherman, Ed Sanchez, encountered a Hawksbill Sea Turtle with it’s front flippers entangled in a braided fishing line near the Boca Cheeca Bridge. Mr. Sanchez brought the helpless three year old turtle, later named “Salty”, to The Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida where it was determined that she sustained multiple injuries to the back of her shell and front flippers. (more…)
