Staff at flooded New York Aquarium may have to move 12,000 sea creatures including sharks, walruses and a giant octopus after engineers fail to restore power

By AMY OLIVER

It's OK, he's fine: The aquarium reported that Mitik, its orphaned rescue walrus, had weathered the storm without incident and 'seemed interested and amused by all the activity around him'

How do you relocate 12,000 creatures including sharks, walruses and a giant octopus?
If power at the New York Aquarium in Coney Island is not restored soon, staff fear they may have to find out.
Superstorm Sandy sent a wall of water crashing over Brooklyn's boardwalk and into the aquarium on Monday.

Critical situation: Unless power is restored soon staff may have to relocate some of the attraction's animals, including sharks, penguins and a giant octopus

The flooded attraction, which is currently closed, is now using a generator to power its two main exhibit buildings - Glover's Reef and Conservation Hall. There are still areas that remain 'off line'.
Jim Breheny, executive vice president of WCS Zoos and Aquarium and director of the Bronx Zoo, said in a statement: 'We are facing a critical period when we will have to decide if we are going to move some of our animals.

Critical situation: Unless power is restored soon staff may have to relocate some of the attraction's animals, including sharks, penguins and a giant octopus

'We are still working around the clock to accomplish what we need to do. We continue to pump water out of the areas which house crucial operating systems.'
The decision on whether some animals will be temporarily relocated to other AZA aquariums will likely come on Saturday morning.

Booster: The flooded attraction is now using a generator to power its two main exhibit buildings - Glover's Reef and Conservation Hall. but there are still areas that remain 'off line'

The aquarium reported that Mitik, its orphaned rescue walrus, had weathered the storm without incident and 'seemed interested and amused by all the activity around him'.
The attraction also announced its adult walruses, sharks, penguins, sea turtles, and sea lions all survived the storm as did the aquarium's fish collection despite power being lost when the storm hit.
Elsewhere in Coney Island, residents have begun searching for any food that can be salvaged from flooded stores.
Four days after Sandy made landfall, frustration is mounting over gas shortages, power outages and delays in getting aid to struggling communities.

source: dailymail