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Since GW's prefer food that is rich in blubber, and since most apex predators will scavenge when the opportunity presents itself, it is not only "likely" to happen, but is pretty much a sure thing when food of this magnitude is available.
Like crows that can spot roadkill, vultures that can smell carrion for miles, the GW can "taste" blubber from dead sea mammals just like a massive chum slick.
On the west coast a dead whale is a prime opportunity to get "up-close and personal" with the sharks. The reason is that the sharks will be preoccupied with feeding, and pay less attention to the researchers, and some sharks will feed to the point they become lethargic (like a post-thanksgining turkey-coma).
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