Video shows dead whale off bow of cruise ship in New York City

A video shows a 13.4 meter long whale in front of the bow of a cruise ship in New York City.

The ship entered Brooklyn Harbor on Saturday. According to CBS News, the BBC’s US affiliate, marine experts have identified the whale as a sei whale, which is an endangered species.

The ship, managed by Geneva-based shipping company MSC Cruises, docked in New York before continuing on to Canada. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of any marine life,” cruise officials said in a statement obtained by CBS News.

The whale’s body was taken to New Jersey, where it underwent a necropsy – an autopsy on an animal. Experts hope the results will help determine whether the creature was dead before it hit the ship.