A Hullo Ferries passenger vessel has struck a humpback whale near Vancouver in English Bay.

The Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) says on Friday it received a report from a Hullo Ferries vessel of a collision with a humpback whale near Vancouver in English Bay.

A spokesperson with the DFO told CHEK News that Hullo Ferries is “fully cooperating” following Friday’s collision.

As for the whale’s condition, the DFO says “The whale was observed swimming north after contact.”

The department says it has also alerted “its enforcement offices and the Pacific Whale Watch Association, both of which have vessels in the area.”

Now the department is reminding operators of any vessel or fishing gear involved in accidental contact with a marine mammal, to “immediately notify DFO of the incident, acco

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