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WHALE WARS CONTINUED

WHALE WARS CONTINUED

NEPTUNE’S PIRATES – DESTINATIONS FOR 2024 ICELAND, THE FAROES AND ANTARCTICA December 14, 2023 We need to be ready for the return of the Japanese whaling fleet to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. Japan retired the factory ship Nisshan Maru and replaced it with the newly constructed Kangei Maru. There is only one use for a whale processing factory ship and that is to kill whales in the Southern Ocean. Earlier this year, Japan sent two harpoon boats to the…

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June 1975 – 48 Years Ago

June 1975 – 48 Years Ago

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…

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