The Bob Barker Locates the Whaling Fleet in French Antarctic Waters
The Bob Barker Locates the Whaling Fleet in French Antarctic Waters
A Sea Shepherd small boat crew encounters The Yushin Maru #3 harpoon vessel in French Antarctic waters. Photo: Carolina A. CastroAt 04:00 am (EAT) on Wednesday February 4th, 2012 the Bob Barker has located the Japanese whaling fleet some 200 miles north of the French Antarctic base, Dumont d'Urville.
While on the look out for the Japanese factory ship the Nisshin Maru, the Bob Barker ran into one of the three harpoon vessels, the Yushin Maru 3. It appears that the Yushin Maru 3 was not whaling as its harpoon was still covered.
The whaling fleet has been desperately trying to avoid detection and has fled over 1,500 miles to the south east of where they were first detected by the Brigitte Bardot and the Steve Irwin. Clearly this was not enough.
The Bob Barker continues to travel east looking for the Japanese factory ship, now followed at close range by the Yushin Maru 3. Both vessels have already left the French EEZ (exclusive economic zone) and are now in Australian Antarctic waters.
The Australian government now has two confirmed vessels operating an illegal poaching operation in their waters.
Photo: Carolina A. Castro A Sea Shepherd small boat crew follows the Yushin Maru #3 at close range in French Antarctic waters.
Photo: Carolina A. Castro
The Yushin Maru #3 as seen from the Sea Shepherd small boat crew.
Photo: Carolina A. Castro
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