Fin whale

The Right Whale; III.

The Fin-Back Whale; IV.

The Hump-Backed Whale; V.

The Razor-Back Whale; VI.

Here's your cruise news for Friday, September 18th.

A dead endangered fin whale was found on the bow of Norwegian Joy as the cruise ship arrived in Sitka, Alaska yesterday morning.

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.

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.

The passenger later saw a tug in smaller boats responding near the bow of the ship.

Norwegian Joy's arrival into Sitka was delayed while crews worked to remove the whale.

This is the second fin whale found dead on the bow of a cruise ship this summer.

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.

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.

But some of the international ones, Widowmaker from the USA, Yeasty Boys, Finback, Cloudwater.

So it's...

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.

Wildlife experts came to investigate and eventually they learned exactly what kind of whale she was.

She was a fin whale and she was about 67 feet long.

Okay, carpool classroom, picture a school bus.

A school bus is usually around 35 to 40 feet long.

That means this whale was almost as long as two school buses parked end to end.

Fin whales are enormous.

In fact, they're one of the largest animals on Earth.

But here's where the mystery began.

Yeah.

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.

Which, by the way, again, a good Democrat that Melville is.

is partly a critique of, you know, feckless leaders who aren't qualified to be in a leadership position.