Two fin whales found dead under hull of Australian ship at Naval Base San Diego SKY 10 and last updated 2021-05-11 20:23:15-04 SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - Two dead fin whales became dislodged from the hull of an Australian Navy ship as it pulled into Naval Base San Diego on Saturday. Video shows the HMAS Sydney, an Australian destroyer, making its way into San Diego Bay on Saturday morning. The ship has been in the area conducting joint exercises with the U.S. Navy since early April. Around 9:45 a.m., as the ship was pulling into a pier at Naval Base San Diego, a sobering sight emerged.