Paul Watson on INTERPOL Wanted List
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Get the icebreakers running and let’s go hunting in the Antarctic. Interpol has just issued a blue notice at the request of Japan for Paul Watson, head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
A chase through the ice by the Polar Star and Polar Sea followed by USCG officers boarding and taking down the Steve Irwin would make a great final episode of Whale Wars. For those interested, INTERPOL has an online searchable database of all persons wanted internationally. The blue notice isn’t an arrest warrant, but is the first step and does request member nations report Watson’s location and activities when sighted. |
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Interpol has placed the head of US-based anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd on an international wanted list at Japan’s request.The Japanese Coastguard was informed by Interpol Thursday about the listing of Canadian Paul Watson, 59, for allegedly conspiring to harass whaling ships in Antarctic clashes in February.
The coastguard filed the request with the French-based police service in April as part of Japan’s long-running battle with militant environmentalists from Watson’s Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Japan had asked Interpol to issue a so-called blue notice, asking national police forces to provide information on Watson’s whereabouts and activities, but not a red notice requesting his arrest.
Japan hunts whales under a loophole to an international moratorium that allows the killing of the sea mammals for scientific research, but it does not hide the fact that the meat is later sold in shops and restaurants.
Sea Shepherd has long sought to obstruct Japan’s whalers and this year claimed its most successful season yet by preventing the harpoon ships from killing hundreds of the ocean giants. Japanese authorities say the activists inflicted chemical burns on whaling crews by throwing bottles of butyric acid, which the Sea Shepherd group describes as rancid-butter stink bombs.
A USCG ice breaker chase would be good, to bad neither of them work!
I would bet chasing him on a 378 WHEC or one of the NSC is enough to stop him cold. Maybe put the ice breakers as a goalie if he tries to make back to the antarctic.
Paul Watson is a hero and inspiration to thousands, and should be treated with nothing less.
Paul Watson is something but he’s definitely not a hero. I’m thinking he’s more like a hilarious wannabe Captain Planet with a boat.
Paul Watson is a buffoon and an incompetent seaman. His background and qualifications to be master of a vessel at sea are very questionable. I’m against whale hunting but this idiot is going to get someone killed if he isn’t stopped. I think the mishaps they have experienced are a result of their own mistakes and poor seamanship. If you keep attacking and harassing Japanese vessels of course they are going to become more aggressive in defending themselves. As horrible as it is, the Japanese are operating within the law, the Sea Shepards are not.
Paul Watson has watched Red October too many times. His ill fated “Crazy Ivan” attempts show what an incompeteant moron he is. The real crime is the self righteous celebreties Aholes who give this moron huge donations (Bob Barker $2,000,000) when they could be donating money to help HUMANS! I hope they do end whaling so this POS attention whore will have to find a real job.
People in Haiti are dying from Cholera, but go ahead Hollywood and send Watson money to buy more toys. A couple hundred whales are more important than people.
Did I mention Watson is a racist? It’s a well known fact google it if you don’t believe me. when’s the last time you saw a brother on Whale Wars?