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July 30, 2010

Cruise ship strikes whale

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Princes Cruises ship operating in Alaska has fatally struck a whale near Juneau.

Princess Cruises says the dead whale became stuck at the bow of the Sapphire Princess, and the vessel was stopped south of Douglas Island until the carcass could be removed Wednesday afternoon.


 
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