Friday, 23 July 2021, 11:02 am The orca calf at Plimmerton Boating Club is responding well to being back in the sea pen, while efforts to find the stranded calf’s pod will ramp up through a fine weather window. Department of Conservation (DOC) Marine Species Manager Ian Angus says the transfer of the orca calf back into the sea pen on Thursday night went smoothly. “As soon as the calf was back in the sea, he started calling and zooming around the pen.” Water quality tests came back showing there are no issues with contamination and it is safe to swim in.