Humpback whales are an endangered species. Princess has not acknowledged hitting the whale. But it has agreed to pay a maximum 200,000-dollar fine, plus 550,000 dollars in restitution to the National Park Foundation, with the funds specifically dedicated to Glacier Bay National Park conservation efforts.
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Princess Cruise Lines was sentenced Monday for failing to operate one of its ships in a slow, safe manner near Glacier Bay National Park where a humpback whale was found dead of massive skull fractures. The body of the 45-foot, pregnant humpback whale was found floating in Icy Strait near the mouth of Glacier Bay in Southeast Alaska in mid-July 2001.
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