Source: World Wide Web
"After the cruiser USS Sydney completed a missile test off the coast of California and docked in the port of San Diego, the carcasses of two endangered fin whales surfaced. "Russia Today" (RT) described the shocking scene that recently occurred in the port of San Diego, California, on the 12th.
(Whale carcasses surface.) ）
According to RT, CNN and other foreign media reported on the 12th, the Australian Royal Navy said that after an Australian warship docked in the port of San Diego last weekend, two dead whales surfaced from under the hull.
(Screenshot of CNN report)
The dead whales were fin whales, the second largest whale species in the world after the blue whale, with one 65 feet long and the other 25 feet (about 7.6 meters). CNN said the whales were spotted near the cruiser USS Sydney, which is the main home port of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet, moored at naval base San Diego.
The Australian Navy said in a statement: "The Navy attaches great importance to the safety of marine mammals and is frustrated by this incident. The statement also mentioned that the Australian and U.S. Navies and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Division, which oversees marine resources, are conducting investigations.
CNN said a data released by the Fisheries Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration lists fin whales as endangered, and there are currently about 3,200 fin whales on the west coast of the United States. The whales were once widely hunted, but now their biggest threat is being hit by a boat.
But former U.S. Navy Captain Carl Schuster said it was rare for a navy ship to attack a whale.
CNN also said a report on whale attacks released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Division said it could occur when whales forage and migrate in coastal waters, especially in busy waterways near California.
Regarding the cruiser "Sydney", RT said that it is a 481-foot (about 146.7 meters) long guided missile destroyer with a displacement of 7,000 tons. The hull extends 23.6 feet (about 7.2 m) below the waterline. The Australian Navy said it was the latest in the Australian fleet to enter service in May 2020. Since April this year, the ship has been conducting joint military exercises with the U.S. military near the california coast, and sailed to the port of San Diego on the 8th.