Cruise Ship Arrives in Alaska With Dead Endangered Fin Whale on Its Bow . . . The discovery was made on June 19, 2026, when the Quantum Class cruise ship docked in Seward following an Alaska cruise According to NOAA Fisheries Alaska, the vessel arrived with a dead 61-foot female fin whale “on top of the ship’s bulbous bow ” NOAA Fisheries is the federal agency responsible for protecting and managing marine mammals and fisheries in U S waters According to NOAA
Pregnant fin whale found dead on cruise ship bow in Seward, probe . . . NOAA says a 61-foot fin whale found dead on the bow of a cruise ship in Seward appears to have been pregnant Investigators with NOAA and the Alaska SeaLife Center are conducting a necropsy to determine the cause of death, while federal law enforcement reviews the incident
Endangered fin whale found dead on cruise ships bow in Alaska Endangered fin whale found dead on cruise ship's bow in Alaska Officials are investigating how the 61-foot fin whale, later found to be pregnant, ended up on the vessel before it docked in Seward
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