Another dead whale was found early Friday off the coast of Rockaway Beach in New York.
The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation said the deceased marine mammal was found around Beach 29th Street.
The 25-foot-long adult female minke whale was located just before 9 a.m. EST, and had several broken bones and cut wounds throughout her body, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The agency said the injuries appear to have occurred prior to death and that biologists found additional evidence of blunt force trauma.
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A dead whale is found on a New York beach in New York on February 17, 2023. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
NOAA also noted that samples would be sent for further analysis, but preliminary evidence indicates the whale died from a collision with a ship.
There is an ongoing investigation into the increase in minke whale deaths along the Atlantic coast since 2017.
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A dead whale is found on a New York beach in New York on February 17, 2023. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
This is the fifth large whale to run aground in New York since December 1 and the 23rd large whale to run aground on the East Coast since that date.
Additionally, this is the 12th whale in the New York-New Jersey area to be stranded since December 1.
According to Gothamist, the port of New York and New Jersey became the busiest shipping port in the country late last year.
A dead whale is found on a New York beach in New York on February 17, 2023. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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NOAA requests that the public maintain a safe distance from the whale and that all stranded marine mammals and sea turtles be reported to NOAA’s Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding Hotline at 866-755-6622.
