Collisions are the leading cause of death worldwide for large whale species. Yet global data on ship strikes of whales are hard to come by—impeding efforts to protect vulnerable whale species.

Giant ships that transport everything from coffee cups to clothes across the ocean are often so large they can’t tell when they collide with a whale ... on board the ship,” said Anna Nisi ...

UPDATE: This post has been updated with input from NOAA Fisheries regarding the likelihood that the whale had been struck by a ship. A 26-foot humpback whale that was found deceased and entangled ...

An operation to removed the dead whale was carried out while the Cote d'Ivoirian Star was in Portsmouth Harbour The remains of a whale lodged on the front of a cargo ship have been removed.

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--The Kangei Maru, a new whaling mother ship that will succeed the decommissioned Nisshin Maru, has been built here. A signing ceremony for its delivery was held ...

A pilot boat spotted the dead whale trapped on the bow of the Cote d'Ivoirian Star The remains of a whale that became lodged on the front of a cargo ship are being examined in Portsmouth.