A humpback calf with a deep gash near its dorsal fin has been identified as the whale struck by a high-speed ferry off Vancouver.
Naturalist Sara Jenkins with Wild Whales Vancouver spotted a humpback whale and the injured calf on Monday.
Photographs she captured show a large gash near the calf's dorsal fin.
A high-speed ferry struck a humpback whale near Vancouver in English Bay a few days earlier on Oct. 17.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) confirmed to CBC News that the injured animal has been identified as the calf of BCX1193 Zig Zag.
“Given the serious
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