A Royal Caribbean ship arrived in Alaska on Friday, June 19, carrying an endangered fin whale. It's unknown if speed was a factor in this death ...

A 47-foot male juvenile fin whale washed up dead on the shore of Point Reyes National Seashore, drawing a multi-agency ...

A pregnant fin whale was found dead on the bow of a cruise ship in Alaska last week. Fin whales are endangered and particularly threatened by vessel strikes.

A cruise ship arrived at a dock in Seward, Alaska, with a dead endangered fin whale on its bow, officials said.

Government regulators and scientists are investigating the death of a fin whale that was carried on the bow of a cruise ship into Seward on Friday. The dead female whale, measuring 61 feet and ...

Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas. A dead pregnant fin whale was found on the bow of Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the ...

The incident highlights a much bigger crisis: an estimated 20,000 whales are struck and killed by ships each year.

Since 2008, rules requiring ships to slow down to avoid collisions with North Atlantic right whales have reduced fatalities of the critically endangered animals. Now, NOAA is calling the regulations ...

Dead, pregnant endangered fin whale found on bow of Alaska cruise ship after it arrived to dock on June 19, prompting a federal investigation into what officials believe was a fatal vessel strike.

A Royal Caribbean cruise ship pulled into port in Seward, Alaska, carrying a grim and unexpected passenger on its bow. Investigators are now racing to determine whether the vessel could have avoided ...

A dead fin whale was found on the bow of a cruise ship when it docked in Seward, AK, on June 19, 2026. — Facebook - NOAA Fisheries Alaska A dead endangered whale was found on the bow of a cruise ship ...