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Whale Tail Sculpture Stops Rotterdam Metro Train from Crashing Into Water

Whale Tail Sculpture Stops Rotterdam Metro Train from Crashing Into Water
Joey Bremer

A metro train serving the town of Spijkenisse, near Rotterdam, has crashed through the barrier at the end of the track and only the sculpture of a whale has stopped it plummeting into the water below.

h/t: dutchnews, twitter

Whale Tail Sculpture Stops Rotterdam Metro Train from Crashing Into Water
Joey Bremer

The train is now suspended 10 metres above a footpath, thanks to the whale’s tail, and is likely to remain there for some time. ‘We are trying to decide how we can bring the train down in a careful and controlled manner,’ a local safety board spokesman told broadcaster NOS.

Whale Tail Sculpture Stops Rotterdam Metro Train from Crashing Into Water
Joey Bremer

The crash happened just before midnight and woke people living in the nearby houses. ‘It was a noise that lasted two or three seconds,’ one said. ‘I realized that there was something on the tail… I thought “something very odd is happening here”.’

Whale Tail Sculpture Stops Rotterdam Metro Train from Crashing Into Water
Joey Bremer

The sculpture Saved By a Whale’s Tail, is made of polyester and is the work of Maarten Struijs. The tails were placed in the water at the end of the metro tracks in 2002.

Whale Tail Sculpture Stops Rotterdam Metro Train from Crashing Into Water
Joey Bremer

Whale Tail Sculpture Stops Rotterdam Metro Train from Crashing Into Water
Joey Bremer

Whale Tail Sculpture Stops Rotterdam Metro Train from Crashing Into Water
Joey Bremer

Whale Tail Sculpture Stops Rotterdam Metro Train from Crashing Into Water
Joey Bremer

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