Investigation shows research vessel crew acted responsibly before and after whale collision
A NOAA investigation has found the crew of the NOAA Research Ship Auk, captained by a NOAA contractor, exercised due care before and after it struck a North Atlantic Right Whale in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off the Massachusetts coast in April 2009.Read more http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2011/20110718_rightwhale.html