9/29/2004: Cruise ship impales whale

glatt · 09-29-2004, 10:41 AM

This happens more often than you might think. I know someone with a sailboat who was below deck for a few minutes out on the open ocean when they felt a thud. They went up and saw a dying whale that they had just struck. They felt horrible, but there was nothing they could do at that point.

A ship this big certainly couldn't have avoided the whale.

I have a feeling that whales are hit all the time, but nobody talks about it. When it's impaled like this, it's hard to hide it.

09-29-2004, 10:41 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	This happens more often than you might think. I know someone with a sailboat who was below deck for a few minutes out on the open ocean when they felt a thud. They went up and saw a dying whale that they had just struck. They felt horrible, but there was nothing they could do at that point. A ship this big certainly couldn't have avoided the whale. I have a feeling that whales are hit all the time, but nobody talks about it. When it's impaled like this, it's hard to hide it.

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