https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/dead-endangered-whale-found-on-bow-of-cruise-ship-arriving-in-alaskaContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/dead-endangered-whale-found-on-bow-of-cruise-ship-arriving-in-alaskahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/dead-endangered-whale-found-on-bow-of-cruise-ship-arriving-in-alaska#u24056Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:40:52 +0000The Ovation of the Seas arrived in Seward, Alaska, on June 19 with a dead pregnant fin whale on its bulbous bow. Preliminary findings indicate the whale was killed by a vessel strike. Conservationists and local residents are now demanding that cruise lines limit speeds to 10 knots in whale-populated areas.What's confirmed:The Royal Caribbean ship Ovation of the Seas arrived in Seward, Alaska, on June 19 with a dead pregnant fin whale on its bow.Fin whales are endangered and threatened by vessel strikes.Preliminary findings show a strike by the cruise ship killed the whale.The Center for Biolog