March 18, 2024 It was a dying Sperm whale, a Cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus) in June of 1975 that put me on the path that I continue to travel upon, 49 years later. I witnessed the murder, the explosive harpoon fired point blank into his head. I saw him fall back into the sea, thrashing in hellish agony on the surface as a scarlet gush of gore fanned out around him, staining the cold blue of the sea with a crimson…
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…
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…
June 22, 2023 Iceland’s modern day Captain Ahab’s obsession with killing whales has made him angry, frustrated and paranoid after the decision by the Icelandic Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries to ban whaling operations for the 2023 season. He’s calling the Minister an extreme communist and is threatening to topple her government. Loftsson has no intention of stopping whaling and is using his wealth and influence to force the government to reverse the decision. The John Paul DeJoria will remain…
May 29, 2023 As we prepare for our departure with the JOHN PAUL DEJORIA to the waters between Iceland and Greenland, we are reflecting on the incredible progress we have made over the last year. It was in June of 2022 that I was ousted from SSCS, and it was at the end of August 2022 that I received an email dismissing me from the Global SS Board. Our ships, our support list and assets were seized. The Brigitte Bardot…