November 12, 2023 We took on the Soviet whaling fleet in the North Pacific. We had very little to work with, an 85-foot fishing boat and three small inflatables. Fourteen crew, all from Canada. It was, however, the first time anyone opposed the whalers on the high sea, the first time anyone blocked a harpoon to save a whale and it launched the Save the Whales movement. Captain John Cormack (deceased) First Mate Paul Watson 2nd Mate Patrick Moore Russian Interpreter…
September 23,2023 Jamaica and Denmark. These slain whales are also on you. Kristjian Loftsson, the 80 year old Icelandic Captain Ahab, controls the Icelandic government and he get what he wants, and he wants to kill endangered Fin whales. Not for the money: he has not made a profit in years. He does it for the sheer joy of killing. To the whales, he is Ted Bundy, a serial killer, a cetacean serial killer. It was our plan to return…
July 21, 2023 The mood was deadly, super seriously somber as David Michel stepped into the Torshaven courtroom. This was Thor’s House after all, and the specter of Nordic justice was all pervasive. The people of the Faroe Islands had never seen a crime as egregious as this, well at least not since the last time we were here. After all, the crew of the JOHN PAUL DEJORIA had violated the sensitive and sacred territorial waters of the Danish Faroe Islands and…
July 7, 2023 We have not yet arrived at the Faroe Islands and already the Faroese government is getting all nervous and dramatic in anticipation of our approach. Høgni Hoydal, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign affairs, Industry and Trade said today that the crew of the John Paul DeJoria will be in serious trouble if the ship enters the external maritime jurisdiction. Wow, serious trouble! How many times have we heard that before? “The Minister of Foreign Affairs…
July 4, 2023 As we complete preparation for our voyage to the Faroe Islands, we see that the Danish Navy has arrived in Torshaven. I anticipate that they may soon be chasing us around in their defense of Faroese cruelty and barbarity. Why does Denmark, a civilized nation continue to support the ugly depravity of the Grind in their Faroese territory? The Grindadrap continues to be an ugly blemish on the flag of Denmark.