Whale calf likely to survive following ferry incident on Vancouver Island

Whale calf likely to survive following ferry incident on Vancouver Island

A Humpback whale hit by a BC Ferries vessel on North Vancouver Island is likely to survive. That comes from Marine Education & Research Society, who says in a social media post that the whale calf named Crochet was hit near Port McNeill on Thursday. The incident left Crochet with a gash on their upper right fluke and bruising on their right side. In a statement about the incident, BC Ferries says the whale unexpectedly emerged close to the vesse…