Cruise ship docks with dead endangered whale stuck on its bow

The whale was discovered dead at the bow of the MSC Meraviglia on Saturday A cruise ship arrived at a port in New York City with a 44-foot-long endangered whale caught on its bow dead. The MSC Meraviglia arrived with the whale stuck at the Port of Brooklyn, before continuing on its route. ‘We can confirm with deep regret that on Saturday a whale was discovered on the bow of our ship as the vessel approached the port of New York,’ MSC Cruises spokesperson Sidney Sterling told Fox News Digital.

The whale towed to shore at Sandy Hook in New Jersey ‘to allow for better access to heavy equipment and resources to conduct a necropsy’, said the conservation society. An autopsy showed the whale had trauma along its right shoulder blade and had a fractured right flipper. It was still filled with food. Tissue and bone samples will be used to determine if its interaction with the ship was pre or post mortem, according to the organization.

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