Dead, Pregnant Endangered Fin Whale Found on Bow of Alaska Cruise Ship

Dead, pregnant endangered fin whale found on bow of Alaska cruise ship

Draped over the massive cruise vessel's bow was the body of a 61-foot pregnant endangered fin whale, prompting a federal investigation into what officials believe was a fatal vessel strike.

What crews found on this cruise ship is raising new concerns

A federal investigation is underway after an endangered fin whale was found draped across the bow of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship when it arrived in Seward, Alaska. Wildlife officials later determined the 61-foot female whale was pregnant, making the discovery even more troubling for conservationists monitoring one of the world’s largest marine mammals.

Cruise ships urged to slow after dead pregnant whale found on bow

Royal Caribbean said it is fully cooperating with NOAA following the deadly whale incident earlier this month

Preliminary cause of death released for endangered fin whale found on bow of cruise ship

According to NOAA Fisheries, the necropsy revealed the whale was pregnant and was in good nutritional condition, with substantial blubber and muscle reserves.

Dead Endangered Whale Found on Bow of Cruise Ship Arriving in Alaska

A cruise ship brought some strange cargo to Alaska ... pulling into port with a massive carcass on its bow -- a pregnant 61-foot fin whale.

Alaska Group Demands Royal Caribbean Slow Cruise Ships After Whale Death

Key Aspects: Officials from Alaska’s Center for Biological Diversity are urging Royal Caribbean to reduce speed when traveling through whale habitats. The plea comes one week after Ovation of the Seas docked in Seward with a dead, pregnant fin whale on her bow. The death of the endangered whale is currently under federal investigation. Alaskan officials are calling for Royal Caribbean to make a major policy change in the wake of a recent incide…