Alaskan Cruise Ship Hits Whale

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Alaskan cruise ship hits whale. Humpback Whale Watching in Alaska. The whales youll see in Alaska spend their winter in the warmer southern waters of the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. Alaskas cruise season runs from May through September and whales can be spotted during that entire time.

The cruise ships that play a big role Alaskas tourism industry generate loud noises underwater that interfere with the activity of marine mammals. The Grand Princess a 290-metre ship in. The ships generate loud noise that interferes with whales communication and hunting.

Princess Cruise Lines paid 750000 Monday to settle charges it failed to operate one of its ships in a slow safe manner near Alaskas Glacier Bay National Park where a humpback whale. This latest incident is reportedly the second time in two years involving a whale strike caused by a cruise ship in Alaska. From the mighty caribou that meander on land at Denali National Park to the seals that own the ocean in Kuskokwim Bay the web of life is a delicate balance here and it plays out in front of your eyes.

Princess Cruises vessel sailing through Southeast Alaskas Inside Passage hit a whale that was lodged on the bow. The carcass of a humpback whale. The carcass of a humpback whale.

Humpback whales are about 40 feet long they can weigh about 40 tons about the size of a city bus and they can live around 40 years. Tourists also started avoiding cruise ships a. The ships generate loud noise that interferes with whales communication and hunting.

Cruise ships play a key role in Alaskas tourism industry but they make life harder for sea animals. Cruise ships play a key role in Alaskas tourism industry but they make life harder for sea animals. The answer here is not a simple one.