The MMSC has responded to seven North Atlantic Right Whales in distress, including this yearling that entered the Delaware River in December of 1994. The free-swimming whale explored the river for a week, earning him the nickname Shackleton after the intrepid explorer. The young whale exited the bay on his own, returning to the ocean. Shackleton has been sighted and photographed more than 200 times since his adventure in New Jersey, from Canada to Florida. His most recent sighting was in 2019 in Massachusetts Bay at the age of 25. You can follow the travels of Shackleton and nearly all of the NARW's alive today in the North Atlantic Right Whale Catalog.