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A dead sperm whale found out at sea has turned around the lives of a band of Yemeni fishermen.

Fisherman Abdulhakeem and his companions set out to fish as normal, but stumbled upon the mammal's body floating on the water's surface.

Ambergris, used in the manufacture of costly fragrances, is a bizarre substance for aiding digestion in sperm whales.

It is only rarely found in their intestines.

Once on dry land, the fishermen sliced open the deceased whale and brought the valuable ambergris to light.

The precious nugget weighed an immense 12 kilogrammes.

It was snapped up by an Emirati entrepreneur for $1.5 million.

For Abdulhakeem and his friends, residing in a country torn apart by an ongoing civil war and with its people locked in poverty, this is an unimaginable gift.

The find has forever changed the lives of these fishermen in a country the UN counts among the poorest in the world.

Whilst life has been transformed for this group of men and their fellow villagers, the friends intend to keep on fishing indefinitely.

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