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Paul Franklin Watson (born December 2, 1950) is a Canadian-American environmental, conservation and animal rights activist, who founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an anti-poaching and direct action group focused on marine conservation activism.
Sea Shepherd put non-essential crew ashore and manned by three crew (Paul Watson, Peter Woof, and Jerry Doran), returned to ram and cripple the Sierra. The Sea Shepherd then attempted to reach the United Kingdom, but was intercepted by the Portuguese Navy and escorted back to Oporto. The ship and crew were not arrested but the ship was held for ...
Sea Shepherd staff and equipment have also been on the receiving end of physical violence by members of the fishing industry. In November 1998, Makah seized an inflatable boat belonging to the group and threw rocks at the Sea Shepherd's Sirenian in response to protests over their whale hunt. [27]
The MY Steve Irwin is a 59-metre (194 ft) motor vessel that previously was the flagship of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, and was used in their direct action campaigns against whaling and against illegal fisheries activities.
The Sea Shepherd flagship MV Steve Irwin searched for the last of the Bandit 6, Viking. When the MV Steve Irwin located the ship, they alerted the Indonesian authorities. [5] On 25 February 2016, the Indonesian Navy seized the Viking near Tanjung Berakit, Riau Islands province. [12] On 14 March, the Viking was destroyed by Indonesian ...
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society – purchased former USCGC Block Island and Pea Island, June 2015, [23] and Bainbridge Island, November 2017. [24] Ukrainian Navy – five acquired from the USCG [25] Hellenic Navy – four ships via EDA in 2023 [26] [27] [28]
Based largely on testimony from Bethune and former Captain of the Sea Shepherd boat Bob Barker, Chuck Swift, Ady Gil successfully sued Sea Shepherd for the deliberate abandonment of his vessel in Antarctica. In siding with Mr. Gil, the arbitrator awarded him compensatory damages of $500,000 plus interest from 8 January 2010 forward.
On September 17, 2020 Sea Shepherd acquired the MY Conrad to replace the Bardot and the Alchemy for work in the Mediterranean because of the cost to ship those vessels there because of the pandemic and because of maintenance. [42] On April 27, 2021, Sea Shepherd announced the purchase of a new ship, the Sea Eagle. The ship was purchased with ...