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In January 2006, London was entranced by the appearance of a large bottlenose whale in the Thames \u2013 the first such sighting for more than a century. Large crowds gathered to watch the whale swimming in front of the Houses of Parliament and many of the city\u2019s most famous landmarks. But the whale\u2019s health began to deteriorate and a team of specialist divers were called in to try \u2013 unsuccessfully \u2013 to save its life. Simon Watts talks to Mark Stevens, the man who organised the rescue attempt.

PHOTO: The Thames Whale (Getty Images)