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50 Ton Bowhead Whale Found With 19th Century Bomb Lance Fragment
An Alaska coast bowhead whale from last month carried a 3.5 inch arrow shaped explosive fragment in its neck, likely fired from a New Bedford bomb lance around 1890. Researchers estimate the whale’s age around 130 years, rare for such longevity. the device probably caused nonlethal injury.
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Boston
Alaskan
John Bockstoce
New Bedford Whaling Museum
New Bedford
Massachusetts
Bockstone
Rutherford B. Hayes
Reconstruction
Thomas Edison
Craig George
North Slope
Department of Wildlife Management
St. Lawrence Island
Rockstoceé
George