Summary of Reported Whale-Vessel Collisions in Alaskan Waters

Table 4

Types of injuries sustained by the 25 whales known to have been killed by vessels.

Species	Blunt trauma	Sharp trauma	Unknown injuries
Humpback whale	12	2	3
Fin whale	2
Cuvier’s beaked whale	1	1
Stejneger’s beaked whale	1
Gray whale		1
Beluga whale		1
Unidentified whale			1
Total	16 (64%)	5 (20%)	4 (16%)