a 15ft ( 4 . 5 meter ) eastern barrel - nosed fish has been spotted swimming in the river thames in central chelsea , ec . the " thames whale " attempted to come up past the great barrier and under more boats , reaching as far as fulham before it bent around just before albert bridge . tv broadcast pilots scrambled to provide live radio footage of the whale , and many witnesses lined the banks of the canal . the whale is said to be looking healthy , whilst some fear that the turtle june strand itself as it trying to do before divers forced it back into the bank of the channel . recently found in the north atlantic , there have been occurrence of a second whale near southend .
The River Thames flows through London.