Beached Pilot Whales Being Trucked to Calmer Waters in New Zealand 1.06K Jeff Neumann 09/23/10 11:32PM Filed to: Rescues Rescues Animals whales New Zealand Ap pic On Wednesday, 80 pilot whales become stranded on a beach in New Zealand and 50 of them died on the first day. Today, rescuers are transporting the 24 surviving whales by truck to more sheltered waters 30 miles away.