A ship owned by a high-speed, passenger-only ferry service between Vancouver and Nanaimo has struck a humpback whale near Vancouver in English Bay, according to a federal department.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) said in a written statement that Hullo Ferries has informed the department of the collision.

The company is fully co-operating, according to DFO.

The statement said the whale was observed swimming north after the contact, but it did not offer any additional details about the condition of the animal.

Regulations require operators of vessels or fishing gear to immediately inform the department of accidental contacts with marine mammals.

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