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Cruises & Cargo Ships Regularly Break Voluntary Speed Limit Aimed at Protecting Endangered Whales

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About 80 endangered whales are killed off the west coast each year by a phenomenon known as ship strikes. The area off the San Francisco coast is home to one of the largest feeding habitats for whales in the world. The federal government instituted a voluntary speed limit of 10 knots, during peak whale months, for large ships entering and leaving the Bay. The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit has learned ships are still speeding sometimes at more than twice the limit.

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Cruises & Cargo Ships Regularly Break Voluntary Speed Limit Aimed at Protecting Endangered Whales

About 80 endangered whales are killed off the west coast each year by a phenomenon known as ‘ship strikes,’ which is when vessels unintentionally, and sometimes unknowingly, hit and kill whales.

1 year ago·S F, United States

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