Adult female humpback found on bow of ship owned by Princess Cruises – the third whale incident involving the firm since 2001 A dead whale has been found pinned to the bow of a cruise ship off the coast of Alaska, the third such incident in a decade. The whale was removed from a Princess Cruises ship on Wednesday afternoon, having apparently become lodged on the bulbous bow that morning. The unfortunate whale, believed to be an adult female humpback measuring 13m (43ft) in length, was discovered at around 8am on Wednesday morning, as the Sapphire Princess ship travelled from Ketchikan to Juneau in Alaska. The Sapphire Princess then stopped south of Douglas Island until the carcass could be removed from the bow by on Wednesday afternoon. The bulbous bow protrudes from the bowline of large ships just below the waterline. It is designed to reduce drag, increasing speed and stability. Biologists will conduct a necropsy today to try to determine the cause of death, according to local news channel KTUU
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Dead humpback whale pinned to Alaska cruise ship
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