Cruise ship arrives in Seward with dead endangered fin whale on its bow
The Royal Caribbean ship Ovation of the Seas arrived in Seward with a 61-foot pregnant fin whale on its bow. Federal scientists found the animal was healthy before dying from blunt force trauma. A final cause of death is still pending further testing.
What changed
Preliminary necropsy results indicate the whale died from blunt force trauma.
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Necropsy shows blunt force trauma killed pregnant fin whale
confidence 90%The Royal Caribbean ship Ovation of the Seas arrived in Seward with a 61-foot pregnant fin whale on its bow. Federal scientists found the animal was healthy before dying from blunt force trauma. A final cause of death is still pending further testing.
What's confirmed:
- The Royal Caribbean vessel Ovation of the Seas arrived in Seward with a 61-foot pregnant fin whale on its bow.
- Federal scientists reported the pregnant fin whale was healthy and died of blunt force trauma.
Still unconfirmed:
- The official cause of death is pending further testing that may take months to complete.
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Royal Caribbean Ship Docks in Seward With Dead Pregnant Fin Whale
confidence 100%The Royal Caribbean vessel Ovation of the Seas arrived in Seward, Alaska, with a dead fin whale on its bulbous bow. NOAA Fisheries reported that the adult female whale was pregnant and measured 61 feet long. Federal officials are investigating the incident.
What's confirmed:
- The Royal Caribbean ship Ovation of the Seas arrived in Seward, Alaska, with a dead fin whale on its bow.
- NOAA Fisheries identified the animal as a 61-foot adult female fin whale.
- The whale was pregnant based on initial findings.
- Federal officials are investigating how the whale ended up on the ship's bow.
- The carcass was towed to a beach for a necropsy.