Alaskan Cruise Ship Hits Whale

Princess Cruises vessel sailing through Southeast Alaskas Inside Passage hit a whale that was lodged on the bow.

Alaskan cruise ship hits whale. Princess Cruises vessel sailing through Southeast Alaskas Inside Passage hit a whale that was lodged on the bow. The cruise ships that play a big role Alaskas tourism industry generate loud noises underwater that interfere with the activity of marine mammals. Cruise ship-whale strikes are hardly uncommon.

The carcass of a humpback whale. The dead whale was discovered lodged on the cruise ships bulbous bow upon entering the port in Ketchikan Alaska. When Is The Best Time Of Year To Book An Alaskan Cruise To See Whales.

Tourists also started avoiding cruise ships a. The technical answer for the best time to cruise and see the magnificent wildlife starts with their summer migration beginning in the spring. You need to track from way ahead and know your areas.

May have struck the whale in Alaskan waters and carried it unknowingly wedged on the bow back to. Holland Americas Zaandam struck an endangered fin whale last year and carried the dead whale into. 70-tonne whale meets its match after collision with cruise ship.

The Grand Princess a 290-metre ship in the Princess Cruises fleet pulled into Ketchikan with the marine mammal lodged on its submerged bulbous bow a device designed to avoid wave-making. The Grand Princess a 949-foot ship in the Princess Cruises fleet on. Young Humpback whale on bow of cruise ship Grand Princess.

A statement released by Princess Cruises said that the cruise ship involved was Grand Princess. 19 2006 a Celebrity cruise ship pulled into Seward with a 25-30 foot long humpback whale pinned to its bow. Humpback whales are about 40 feet long they can weigh about 40 tons about the size of a city bus and they can live around 40 years.