Humpback whale dead after ferry crew reports collision off B.C. coast

The tail of a humpback whale comes out in the morning fog, on the Saint-Lawrence River in Tadoussac Que., Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

VICTORIA - A humpback whale has been found dead off the British Columbia coast after a ferry crew reported a collision.

BC Ferries says in a statement that the crew of the Northern Expedition reported hitting a whale on Wednesday in Wright Sound near Prince Rupert, B.C.

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