Report says cruise ship struck fin whale in Sitka Sound
The vessel and its cruise line were not identified in the available report.
A fin whale was struck by a cruise ship in Sitka Sound, according to a report credited to Shannon Haugland and dated September 25, 2026.
The report appeared in sections covering Southeast news and the environment. The available source body did not provide the name of the cruise ship or identify the company operating it.
No further details were supplied about the reported strike, including the circumstances surrounding it. The source body also did not state when the incident occurred beyond the report’s publication date. With no vessel or operator named, the information provided does not attribute the reported collision to a specific cruise line or ship.