Apr. 5th, 2012
Sea Shepherd ship tour
Apr. 5th, 2012 02:39 pmSea Shepherd's MY Bob Barker, and a sign saying "Free Ship Tours".
Sea Shepherd is best known, at least in these parts, for their confrontations with the Japanese whaling ships, and the Bob Barker is just back from doing that in Antarctica. But they're also occupied with campaigns opposing the dolphin slaughter at Taiji, in the Galapagos Island (sharks for their fins) and some things I don't remember but if you're interested check their website.
I'd just left the Endeavour after the "familiarisation tour" as a prelude to the ship being open to the public the next day. It was cold and wet, and I was hiding under a shelter waiting for the latest squall to pass.
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Sea Shepherd is best known, at least in these parts, for their confrontations with the Japanese whaling ships, and the Bob Barker is just back from doing that in Antarctica. But they're also occupied with campaigns opposing the dolphin slaughter at Taiji, in the Galapagos Island (sharks for their fins) and some things I don't remember but if you're interested check their website.
I'd just left the Endeavour after the "familiarisation tour" as a prelude to the ship being open to the public the next day. It was cold and wet, and I was hiding under a shelter waiting for the latest squall to pass.
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