Nov 12th, 2011 - Ikaika is moved from Marineland to SWC

It took a crane and a fleet of transport trucks to do it, but Ikaika the orca whale has returned home from Marineland to San Diego.

SeaWorld San Diego had loaned Ikaika to Marineland of Niagara Falls, Ont., in 2006 in exchange for four beluga whales. But SeaWorld's parent company launched legal action last year to secure Ikaika's return, according to the Niagara Falls Review.
The Ontario Court of Appeal agreed in September that the whale should be sent back to California.

Ikaika was removed from Marineland in a complicated procedure on Saturday night. Video is available on the Review's website.

"The transport went perfectly and (Ikaika) is in the water in San Diego now, swimming with the park's other whales," said Fred Jacobs, a spokesman for SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment.

source:
http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/morning_roundup/2011/11/whale-leaves-marineland-for-san-diego.html