A dead 45-foot female whale found in a New York harbor Monday morning was hit by a cruise ship that got stuck in the Hudson River over the weekend, authorities said on Tuesday. The Norwegian Cruise Line ship, returning to New York after a seven-day tour of the Bahamas and Florida, got stuck in New York state waters for about three hours with 4,500 passengers aboard on Sunday morning due to steering and propulsion problems as it made its way to its dock in Manhattan. It was not clear whether the whale was still alive when it was hit by the ship, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said after a necropsy was performed. The ship, the Norwegian Breakaway, eventually had to be towed by the U.S. Coast Guard into port.