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Humpback calf seen with deep gash after reported ferry strike off Vancouver
- On Friday, Hullo Ferries said one of its high-speed vessels likely struck a humpback whale near Vancouver in English Bay.
- On Monday the calf was seen swimming with its mother BCX1193 Zig Zag a few kilometres from the reported collision site, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans said Hullo Ferries informed them after the contact.
- Photographs show a deep slice at the base of the calf's dorsal fin, captured by naturalists Sara Jenkins with Wild Whales Vancouver and Julia Adelsheim, and shared by the Pacific Whale Watch Association.
- Vancouver Island Ferry Company said Spuhels likely made contact with a whale and the bridge team immediately initiated evasive action and a crash stop, while DFO said the calf's survival is uncertain and healing must be monitored.
- Of her four calves, three have been injured and one is potentially missing, with a 2021 vessel strike and a 2019 entanglement noted, experts said increased vigilance by boaters can help prevent strikes.
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Humpback calf seen with deep gash after reported ferry strike off Vancouver
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Humpback calf seen with deep gash after reported ferry strike off Vancouver – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — A group representing whale-watching operators has shared a photo of a young humpback with a deep gash in its back, which it says was likely inflicted by a ferry in waters off Vancouver last week. The Pacific Whale Watch Association says the calf was spotted on Monday a few kilometres from the scene of Friday’s reported collision with a Hullo Ferries vessel. A photograph shows a deep slice in the whale’s back at the base of the dorsal…
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