In Japan, a ship docked in the harbor with a huge dead whale on its bow

A tanker with a 10-meter whale clinging to its bow was docked at Mizushima Harbor in Kurashiki, Japan. Unfortunately, the animal was already dead when the ship arrived in port.

The incident is reported by the newspaper with references to local news sites. The tanker arrived at the Japanese port of Muzishima through the Pacific Ocean.

Eyewitnesses were amazed at the sight of the ship entering the harbor in the town of Kurashiki. For on its bow was a giant whale, alas, already dead.

The crew assured that no one suspected that the ship had struck the whale.

A spokesman for the Coast Guard Department, Mizushima, noted that they had never seen anything like it. So measures to prevent such an incident from happening again will be reviewed.

“I’ve been fishing here for decades, but this is the first time I’ve seen a whale,” a local fisherman added.

What is known about the dead animal

• The species of whale has not yet been confirmed. However, the Cetacean Research Institute suggested it was the fin whale, recognized as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
• It is the second longest cetacean species on Earth after the blue whale. The blue whale is 27.3 meters long and weighs up to 74 tons.