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> there’s literally nothing a ship like that can do if the whale is going to surface in its way like that. How about not going that way in the first place? >
by lowdose 7y ago
> there’s literally nothing a ship like that can do if the whale is going to surface in its way like that.
How about not going that way in the first place?
> The officer in training told us whales were generally dumb and paid little attention to the movements of large vessels.
Blaming the animal of stupidity while going in his natural path?
This is like going on safari and hitting a lion in your rented Hummer.
Edit: My family has been on the sea for a long as we can remember. The areas that whales travel and at which times are known.
Parking a cruise-ship on top of their high way because of 100% guaranteed whale sighting is not a display of good taste.
- someguydave 7y agoSure man, we'll just cancel civilization for a season to make way for the whales.
- dredmorbius 7y agoIf you're operating in an environment in which an at-risk population is known to exist, and to which you pose a lethal threat, taking measures to reduce that risk absolutely makes sense. It's the core message of TFA. And an explicitly raised point: One solution has shown promise: slowing ships down. In 2008, NOAA required certain ships to travel at 10 knots (about 12 miles per hour) or less in areas along the East Coast to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales. One study found that the likelihood of whales being struck and killed by ships was reduced by 80% to 90%.