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Fin whale

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Search complete. 9 mentions across 5 episodes found for "Fin whale".

Sep 27, 2026

EmmaNARRATOR
11:39
The Right Whale; III.
EmmaNARRATOR
11:40
The Fin-Back Whale; IV.
EmmaNARRATOR
11:42
The Hump-Backed Whale; V.
EmmaNARRATOR
11:44
The Razor-Back Whale; VI.
Doug ParkerHOST
0:05
Here's your cruise news for Friday, September 18th.
Doug ParkerHOST
0:08
A dead endangered fin whale was found on the bow of Norwegian Joy as the cruise ship arrived in Sitka, Alaska yesterday morning.
Doug ParkerHOST
0:17
Officials say it's too early to determine whether the whale was killed by the ship or was already dead when the vessel struck it.
Doug ParkerHOST
0:24
A passenger aboard Norwegian Joy tells our tip line that the captain made an announcement around 7.30 Thursday morning and the ship came to a stop.
Doug ParkerHOST
0:33
The passenger later saw a tug in smaller boats responding near the bow of the ship.
Doug ParkerHOST
0:38
Norwegian Joy's arrival into Sitka was delayed while crews worked to remove the whale.
Doug ParkerHOST
0:43
This is the second fin whale found dead on the bow of a cruise ship this summer.
Doug ParkerHOST
0:48
In June, a fin whale was found on Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas and was later determined that it died from a vessel strike.
LukeHOST
4:04
So some really cool breweries, ones that we know well, like Bacchus and what are some of the other ones? Working Title, Hawkers, Hop Nation, Range, of course, Sailor's Grave Shapeshifter.
LukeHOST
4:20
But some of the international ones, Widowmaker from the USA, Yeasty Boys, Finback, Cloudwater.
LukeHOST
4:28
So it's...
LukeHOST
4:30
You know, I've sort of ummed and ahed about the Canvents over the last few years, but I'm actually looking forward to this one for something a bit different.
Mrs. NelsonHOST
0:54
Wildlife experts came to investigate and eventually they learned exactly what kind of whale she was.
Mrs. NelsonHOST
1:01
She was a fin whale and she was about 67 feet long.
Mrs. NelsonHOST
1:06
Okay, carpool classroom, picture a school bus.
Mrs. NelsonHOST
1:09
A school bus is usually around 35 to 40 feet long.
Mrs. NelsonHOST
1:13
That means this whale was almost as long as two school buses parked end to end.
Mrs. NelsonHOST
1:19
Fin whales are enormous.
Mrs. NelsonHOST
1:21
In fact, they're one of the largest animals on Earth.
Mrs. NelsonHOST
1:24
But here's where the mystery began.
Kenny TallaricoHOST
42:46
Yeah.
Rob TallyGUEST
42:47
Yeah, and of course he allows that to end the chapter as well when he says, alas, this world is filled with Finbacks, in other words, worthless people, and also filled with a lot of Derricks, worthless captains.
Rob TallyGUEST
43:00
Which, by the way, again, a good Democrat that Melville is.
Rob TallyGUEST
43:05
is partly a critique of, you know, feckless leaders who aren't qualified to be in a leadership position.

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