SINGAPORE — The 6.3m-long carcass of a baleen whale was found in the waters off Tanjong Pagar on Sept 6.Announcing the discovery in a statement, the NUS Lee Kong Chian National History Museum said the cause of the whale's death is unclear.The carcass was in an advanced stage of decomposition, and research is underway to find out more about the animal, said the museum's curator of mammals Marcus Chua.Officers from the National Parks Board (NParks) had alerted the museum researchers to the carcass.However, while preparations were ongoing, the whale's «delicate carcass» was reported on Sept 12 to have drifted towards the Marina Bay Cruise Centre.To prevent it from being lost to the open sea, museum staff worked with Singapore Salvage Engineers to secure the remains. Read more