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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 02:32 PM
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Sea Shepherd Unveils the Ady Gil
Los Angeles, CA- At a fundraising event in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 17th, 2009, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society unveiled their newest ocean defense vessel: the Ady Gil. The vessel, previously known as the Earthrace, is a fast, futuristic looking trimaran that recently set the world record for global circumnavigation. The vessel renaming reflects the ship’s benefactor, Ady Gil, who helped acquire the vessel.

Sea Shepherd is currently preparing for it’s 6th Whale Defense Campaign Operation Waltzing Matilda. The campaign will launch from Australia in early December with Sea Shepherd’s flagship Steve Irwin, which will be accompanied to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary by the new Ady Gil. Together, the ships and the volunteer crew will intervene in illegal Japanese whaling in Antarctica.

Due to its speed capabilities, up to 50 knots, Captain Paul Watson (Sea Shepherd President and Founder) intends to use the Ady Gil to intercept and physically block the harpoon ships from illegally slaughtering whales.

Says Captain Watson, “We’re very excited that the Ady Gil will be joining the Steve Irwin in Antarctica this campaign. With these two ships, we will mount the most ambitious and aggressive effort to date to obstruct the slaughter of the whales in the Southern Ocean.”

Says Chuck Swift, Deputy CEO in charge of ship’s operations, “The Ady Gil gives us the speed necessary to catch and stay with the Japanese whaling fleet. We are very optimistic that with these two ships, and some other surprises, we will shut down whaling in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary.”

http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-091020-1.html

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AllenVanAllen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-27-09 10:23 PM
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1. I hope they are very successful,



in bringing down the whaler's numbers. Their new strength should go a long way toward that goal.


I think I'm going to have to make a model of the Ady Gil. I love this ship!





May the Sea Shepherd achieve their mission.


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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-31-09 06:51 AM
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2. Fueling underway is going to be tricky
But maybe they don't have to:

Range at 6 knots: 13,000nm (24000km)
Range at 25 knots 2,000 nm (2,700km)

If I was Watson, I would have the owner pull down the pages of specifications (&find some way to delete the Google cache). Loose lips sink ships.

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onestepforward Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-20-09 03:33 PM
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3. Japan's whaling season has begun
http://www.mnn.com/transportation/shipping/stories/japans-whaling-season-has-begun">Mother Nature Network

Japanese whalers have set out for waters off the Australian Antarctic Territory. Australians await their arrival with trepidation, as this is the third season since Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s government pledged to end whaling in the Southern Ocean.

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Luckily, the Sea Shepherd activists are at the helm to protest the whaling activities. The group plans to take two ships into the southern waters. Skipper Pete Bethune, who helms the Ady Gil, says, ''The days of the Japanese being able to hunt whales without scrutiny or disruption in Antarctica are now gone. We are ready for them.''

The Ady Gil is named for a Californian millionaire whose donation enabled the ship to be purchased by the Sea Shepherds. As Gil told The Age, ''It is worth every penny to me even if one beautiful, amazing whale is saved.”


Here we go. Wishing a safe and successful voyage for the Sea Shepherds.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-20-09 05:20 PM
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4. Sea Shepherd departs in 17 days.
I wish them safety and success.
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