Wave damages anti-whaling boat in Southern Ocean

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Source: BBC

A rogue wave has damaged an anti-whaling boat in the Southern Ocean, breaking a hole in its hull.

The Brigitte Bardot was chasing the Japanese whaling fleet and is currently about 1,500 miles southwest of Fremantle, Australia.

The Sea Shepherd flagship, the Steve Irwin, is on its way to help the damaged boat. <snip>

There has been a ban on commercial whaling for 25 years, but Japan catches about 1,000 whales each year in what it says is a scientific research programme.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16351219