Cruise Ship Arrives in Alaska With Dead Endangered Fin Whale on Its Bow . . . The discovery was made on June 19, 2026, when the Quantum Class cruise ship docked in Seward following an Alaska cruise According to NOAA Fisheries Alaska, the vessel arrived with a dead 61-foot female fin whale “on top of the ship’s bulbous bow ” NOAA Fisheries is the federal agency responsible for protecting and managing marine mammals and fisheries in U S waters According to NOAA
Necropsy performed on whale found dead on cruise ship - MSN Dockworkers in Seward, Alaska, were met with a grim sight this week: a dead fin whale draped across the bow of a cruise ship NOAA Fisheries says the 61-foot endangered whale was discovered on the