Busan guides Bukangi out of canal after two failed attempts

Busan authorities guided Bukangi, a shark that had spent more than a month in a city canal, out of the waterway on October 21 after two earlier attempts failed. Reports differed on whether the third operation took her all the way to open sea, and her final location was not confirmed in the accounts available that day. The operation began in the morning and used nets attached to floating platforms to steer the shark toward the canal mouth. Officials had tried unsuccessfully on September 29 and October 2 to move her toward the sea. The South Korean oceans ministry said Bukangi had left the waterway, but a spokesperson gave no further details about whether she had also left the harbour. A report of a sighting near a pier around 6 p.m. indicated that Bukangi was outside the canal, but those waters were not considered open sea. Another account said she remained at the canal mouth by evening, while other reports described her as having returned to the sea. The accounts therefore did not establish whether she reached open water during the operation. Officials said the renewed effort was prompted by concern for the shark’s health. She had not been observed feeding, and falling water...