A giant, motorized fake orca deployed to scare off hundreds of sea lions ensconced on the docks of an Oregon fishing village capsized before it could complete its scarecrow mission, officials said Friday.
Officials in the town of Astoria were working Friday to tow the 32-foot (9.7-metre) whale, which is also a licensed boat, out of the water to assess the damage, Port of Astoria permit and program manager Rob Evert said
The town will not make a second attempt at launching the whale, which needs to be repaired, until August, according to the port's executive director, Jim Knight.
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