"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 ...

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 ...

"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 that ...

A dead whale was towed to the Jersey Shore after it was caught on the bow of a cruise ship, officials said. The cruise ship in the Port of Brooklyn, New York, reported the sei whale was caught on the ...