NCL Ship Stalled in NY Harbor After Striking a Whale

[Jason]

A dead 30-foot whale found on the Brooklyn side of New York Harbor Monday morning may have gotten tangled in the steering system of a cruise ship, disabling the boat for several hours, authorities said Tuesday.

The 45-year-old whale was found near Pier 4 on Monday, and towed to the New Jersey side of the harbor. It was found during a necropsy Tuesday to have blunt force trauma and broken ribs.

The NOAA Fisheries Service said it is believed to have been struck by the Norwegian Cruise Lines ship, which then stalled for several hours in the Hudson River as it was preparing to dock in Manhattan Sunday.

The fisheries service said it's not known if the whale was killed by the ship or if it was already dead when it was hit.

The Coast Guard had to help tug the ship, which was returning from a seven-day Caribbean cruise, to Pier 88 on West 48th Street.

The 144,000-ton ship, called the Breakaway, accommodates more than 4,000 passengers, according to the cruise line.

By NBC New York

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