Whale caught in cruise ship's bow

A CRUISE ship has arrived at the Port of Vancouver with a dead whale lodged in its bow.

The Princess Cruise Lines' Sapphire Princess docked on Saturday on its return from Alaska with the whale -- about 20m long -- firmly wedged in the bulbous bow.

Lisa Spaven, from the the BC Marine Mammal Response Network, said it appeared to be a fin whale, a threatened species in Canada.

Ms Spaven said the ship's captain wasn't aware of the whale until the ship docked.

She said cruise ships had predetermined shipping lanes, but they did not allow for whale migrating paths changing because of food supply.
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