Posts Tagged ‘Whales’
At War for the Whales, Part 3
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's journey is far from plain sailing...
Written by Wietse Van Der Werf
Criss-crossing the international date line over two days, sick the crew were very possibly the first and last people on Earth to celebrate Jan 1, price 2009. (Photo by Adam Lau/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society)
New years eve. After the refuel and resupply we are back at sea, enjoying cake, drinks and a super vegan buffet. The sea is rough and outside it is pitch black. As we clear the EEZ boundary the spy ship is nowhere to be seen. Last we heard it was waiting for us just south of Hobart. Our plan of sneaking out under the cover of darkness and in bad weather seems to work. When we left in December the whalers had hired surveillance planes under false pretences so they could track our movements. This worked for a while, until the hire company found out what the real deal was. Even if they were able to find someone to hire them a plane, the weather might be too bad for them to come out. A group calling themselves 'Taz Patrol' later announced on Twitter that the spy ship was still waiting for us at the EEZ… read more
