John Calambokidis and Doug Sandilands were a part of the effort to rescue the humpback whale that came ashore entangled near Yachats, Oregon on Saturday, 15 November 2025 and led the attempt to refloat the whale and get it off the beach. This overall response included NOAA, OSU, Oregon Coastal Aquarium, SR3, Pacific Marine Mammal Center, as well as other entities and people from the local community.
Below is an interview with John Calambokidis describing some aspects of this effort.
You can also see NOAA’s statement here.