Research Article
Collisions between Whales and Fast Ferries around Korean Waters
Table 1
Record of a collision between a whale and a fast ferry around Korean waters.
| Date (month/day/year) | 12/16/04 | Species | Minke whale | Fate of cetacean | Unknown, but mortality assumed | Location | 12 nm southeast of Daema Island (Tsushima), Japan | Coordinates | 34°33′N, 129°38′E | Vessel type | Fast ferry | Vessel size (m) | 23.93 | Vessel speed (kts) | 46.1 | Vessel damage | Y | Comments | Vessel struck whale while underway, skin left on the body of vessel; blood in water after collision, mortality assumed |
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