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‘Tremendously Sad’: Dead Fin Whale Found on Bow of Cruise Ship Near Sitka, Alaska

NOAA Fisheries is assessing the carcass and will conduct a necropsy to determine whether the whale died from a vessel strike.

Summary by Kiro7
A dead fin whale wound up on the bow of the Norwegian Joy cruise ship and blocked its port near Sitka Bay in Alaska, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed.

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KCAW broke the news on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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