Tipper Sex Female Date Tagged 12/07/02 Place Tagged Port of the Islands (25.958N -81.509W ) Background Tipper is a very large female, captured and radio-tagged at Port of the Islands on 7 Dec 2002. Her total length is 335 cm. She has scars indicative of at least six separate propeller strikes, all well-healed now. She was named Tipper, because immediately after release she maxed out on the number of tips registered by the tip counter sensor in the transmitter. She was heading for Whitewater Bay and didn't stop until she arrived within two days. Copyright 2002-2003 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form