The severely damaged carcass of a sea turtle was found by Chandran V R along Changi Beach on Monday, Jan 2.

The shell of this turtle, reportedly identified as a green turtle, was estimated to be slightly more than a metre in length, and was almost lacerated into half, likely by a ship's propeller.

It's possible there was high ship traffic in the waters where this turtle was swimming, and it wasn't able to dodge the boat's propeller in time ( :( )

Hawksbill Turtles and Green Turtles are occasionally sighted in Singapore to nest, forage for food and/or seek shelter in habitats found in Singapore, according to Stephen Beng, chairman of the Singapore Nature Society's Marine Conservation Group.

On this note, Beng also advises boat crew to be alert and keep an ideal distance of 50m from marine wildlife when they are spotted.

Unfortunately, this isn't the first time an innocent turtle has found its end in our waters. A green turtle carcass was found by the researchers of St John's Island Marine Laboratory near Jurong Islands in 2015:

Now, while we're not entirely sure it was a boat's propellers that killed this turtle, we're certain these comments on a version of this story reported by the BBC aren't warranted, either:

Our response to these is best summed up by the BBC's own response to this thread below:

Top photo courtesy of Chandran V R.

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