"We are deeply saddened by the loss of any marine life," MSC Cruises told PEOPLE in a statement A 44-foot endangered whale was found dead on the bow of a cruise ship sailing into New York City.

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of any marine life," MSC Cruises told PEOPLE in a statement Getty Images A stock photo of a sei whale. A 44-foot endangered whale was found dead on the bow of a ...

An endangered whale, measuring 44 feet in length, tragically perished, likely struck by a 19-deck cruise ship in the East River at the Port of Brooklyn on Saturday morning. Marine experts state ...

The whale — a female Sei whale — was discovered as MSC Cruises’ Meraviglia docked at the Port of Brooklyn, according to The Associated Press. “We can confirm with deep regret that on ...

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of any marine life," MSC Cruises told PEOPLE in a statement Getty Images A stock photo of a sei whale. A 44-foot endangered whale was found dead on the bow of a ...

A cruise ship hauled a 44-foot dead whale into a New York City port, leading authorities to take the deceased whale to a New Jersey beach for further study. The whale, identified as a sei whale ...

An endangered whale, measuring 44 feet in length, tragically perished, likely struck by a 19-deck cruise ship in the East River at the Port of Brooklyn on Saturday morning. Marine experts state that ...

A 44-foot endangered sei whale was discovered lying dead across the bow of an MSC Cruises ship. Travel ers on a cruise ship bound for New England and Canadian ports had to stop at a port in New York ...