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Cruise Ship Hits, Impales Whale
theindychannel.com ^
| 07/27/09
Posted on 07/27/2009 6:00:27 AM PDT by Abathar
VANCOUVER -- It wasn't a pretty sight, but whale watchers on a cruise ship in Canada got more than they bargained for when they arrived at the port of Vancouver -- a dead whale stuck to the bow.
The vessel apparently struck the 70-ton fin whale in the ocean and unknowingly carried it wedged to the bow from Alaskan waters to the Canadian port. The adult whale was an estimated 70 feet (21 meters) long.
The Princess Cruise Lines' Sapphire Princess was docked at the Canada Place terminal Saturday with the whale stuck to it.
"Basically like a train coming through, it just hits them. That bow is kind of like a spear. And once they're hit by it, it probably breaks their back, kills them almost instantly," Craig Delahunt of Tymac Launch Service told AP Television News.
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To: Abathar
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:21:14 AM PDT
by
Sloth
(The Second Amendment is the ultimate "term limit.")
To: Tijeras_Slim
The ship knew from where (and how long) they’d been carrying it.
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:22:56 AM PDT
by
Does so
(Rename the GOP to "Stop-The-Obama-Party"....(or, "STOP" for short)...)
To: Abathar
Princess Cruise Lines ~~ The Love Boat killed a whale. Oh, how the mighty have fallen!
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:23:02 AM PDT
by
Jemian
(PAM of JT ~~ Support Major Cook! I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
To: Abathar
Maybe the whale wasn’t using the crosswalk.
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:23:20 AM PDT
by
Gunflint
To: Abathar
Suicide by cruise ship.
The whale found out it couldn’t qualify for Canadian National Healthcare.
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:25:44 AM PDT
by
exit82
(Sarah Palin is President No. 45. Get behind her, GOP, or get out of the way.)
To: GeronL
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:26:08 AM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Tijeras_Slim
The Sapphire Princess is not little whalewatch boat, this thing looks like a Panamax size crusie ship. They use a bulbous bow, it looks like the whahle is riding atop the bulb, so drag wouldn't be significantly increased, and it would be very hard to see from anywhere on board. Also, it wouldn't significantly change the wake the ship threw.
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:26:33 AM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
To: Abathar
When interviewed, the steersman Vlad said he didn’t feel a thing.
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:28:31 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(What if the Sanction of the Victim is withdrawn?)
To: listenhillary
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:30:45 AM PDT
by
donmeaker
(Invicto)
To: listenhillary
30
posted on
07/27/2009 6:30:50 AM PDT
by
donmeaker
(Invicto)
To: NonValueAdded
yeah but the rest of the crew just think Vlad is insensitive...
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:32:17 AM PDT
by
Americanwolf
("How could they not tell they had a friggin 70 foot whale hanging off their bow?" ---Tijeras_slim)
To: Travis T. OJustice
I'm fly... what the F is that smell?
To: Americanwolf
Sensitivity is not what Vlad is known for :)
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:34:04 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(What if the Sanction of the Victim is withdrawn?)
To: Tijeras_Slim
“The steering is a bit sluggish, Captain”
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:35:34 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Obama--POtuS.)
To: Abathar
Guess willy did not listen when his friends told him not to play in the shipping lanes...
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:35:58 AM PDT
by
Americanwolf
("How could they not tell they had a friggin 70 foot whale hanging off their bow?" ---Tijeras_slim)
To: Abathar
That would have made an interesting entree at the Midnight Buffet.
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:37:30 AM PDT
by
SC DOC
To: Tijeras_Slim
ROTF! Glad I didn’t have a mouthful of coffee when I read that.
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:39:00 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Obama--POtuS.)
To: SC DOC
I would give it a go, I always wanted to try whale meat.
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posted on
07/27/2009 6:41:15 AM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Rebelbase
39
posted on
07/27/2009 6:42:35 AM PDT
by
takbodan
(.)
To: Tijeras_Slim
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