On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:58:08 +0000, Gould 0738 wrote:

Eighty Whales, Dolphins Die on Australian Island

Somebody should check to see if there were naval exercises in the area at
the time. Several scientific theories are now exploring the relationship
between mega-powerful sonar pulses and beached marine mammals.

Some suspect sonar may give whales the bends.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...halebends.html

http://community.oceana.org/displays.../26/14342/3105