Orca death possibly linked to Canadian war games

I heard something about this a week or so ago, but they were blaming the U.S Navy.

Is it possible this whale was hit by a passing ship?

Coincidence is not causality.

From what little I have heard, the internal damage was substantial, but didn't allow for an actual physical contact between whale and ship. The damage suggested it was either acoustic or hydrostatic.

Shit happens I suppose, unless this becomes a constant problem I don't see why it needs to be an issue.

From what little I have heard, the internal damage was substantial, but didn't allow for an actual physical contact between whale and ship. The damage suggested it was either acoustic or hydrostatic.


Either way, it's sad to see such a magnificent animal die like that. We can only move on and learn from this.

Somebody may wear it if it turns out to be military related. I can't imagine it was an explosion - there are no weapons ranges within the SJDF and the only explosives used there (in the Constance Bank area) would be scare charges, and I can't see those causing much damage unless you drop it beside the creature.

It would be, beyond awesome, if the sea shepard dickwads tried to come after the RCN.

Orcas are endangered.

They are on the endangered list in the US, but the IUCN is still debating if they are endangered or just threatened. Still one dead Orca isnt enough to alarm me, if this is something that happened more often with military exercises (like 1 in 20 exercises results in a dead whale) then I would be very concerned.

From a personal point I view I could understand that, but from a professional point of view (i.e. CF) I would expect it to be a point of concern. The CF does not really need anymore negative press these days and something like this does not end at resonating with the local Greenpeace/WWF groups here. Orcas are a significant tourist attraction generating a lot of cash for the Island and they are a very sympathetic symbol of the Pacific Northwest. This gets traction with the common man as it were which is why the CF should be concerned to ensure it indeed was not one of our assets that did this.

I agree, there is a lack of due diligence by not have a Canadian investigation team.

From what little I have heard, the internal damage was substantial, but didn't allow for an actual physical contact between whale and ship. The damage suggested it was either acoustic or hydrostatic.


Either way, it's sad to see such a magnificent animal die like that. We can only move on and learn from this.

Hopefully. I don't know how much it's being heard outside of the PNW, but it's getting a lot of unfortunate attention here from both sides of the border. Killing Orcas ain't like killing a deer as I've outlined to Guy - they are a big tourist attraction here and a very important symbol.

wow this day is good...