MSC Cruises

Authorities are currently investigating the disturbing discovery of a dead whale on the bow of a cruise ship at the Port of Brooklyn. The incident, which has captured widespread attention, involved a sei whale, an endangered species, that was found last Saturday as the MSC Cruises ship docked at the terminal.

The sei whale, measuring approximately 44 feet in length and weighing around 30,000 pounds, was transported to the Jersey Shore for a necropsy to determine the cause of death. Investigators are particularly focused on whether the whale was. . .