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She was refited here in Rosyth after her SFPA days. I was speaking to the MCA surveyor who gave her a British registry as the Robert Hunter while he was surveying one of our boats. he was saying that the MCA was reluctant to give a registry as they knew that as soon as they left British waters they would remove all the profesional crew and replace them with "volunteers." Apparently they had wanted to originally rate her as a yacht so as Professional Crew were not required but this was not allowed so the Sea Shepards had to jump through all the hoops to get her sailed out of UK waters or she would have been impounded. I believe registry was removed after she rammed another vessel. the MCA had her impounded but she changed registry to the Dutch flag. I am all for saving the environment but it is irresponsible for the Dutch to allow vessels like this to sail about with unexperienced crews with zero training simply ramming and endangering other sea farers lives. Lets hope she doesn't annoy the french they have a reputation for teaching these people a lesson.
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Most folk Downunder were not very amused by the French sinking of "Rainbow Warrior", I suspect it was the French themeselves who learned a lesson after that murderous incident. Let's hope so, anyway.
Incidentally, "Rainbow Warrior" was a Greenpeace ship, "these people" are Sea Shepherd. Separate organisations I believe.
Is it confirmed that she is sailing with unqualified crews or is that an urban myth? They seem to get round OK, at any rate they made it from Rosyth to the Antarctic, and Australian authorities are pretty strict on certification and whatnot.
At least they've stopped hunting Roberts.
John T.
Incidentally, "Rainbow Warrior" was a Greenpeace ship, "these people" are Sea Shepherd. Separate organisations I believe.
Is it confirmed that she is sailing with unqualified crews or is that an urban myth? They seem to get round OK, at any rate they made it from Rosyth to the Antarctic, and Australian authorities are pretty strict on certification and whatnot.
At least they've stopped hunting Roberts.
John T.
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It is confirmed that they don't have ticketed crew as far as i was aware, indeed their famous leader "Captain" Paul Watson is no more a master mariner than flea in the air. Th Dutch have allowed her to be flagged as a private yacht therefore not needing any tickets on board. Would be interesting what they would say. if their ramming antics resulted in a polution incident thus destroying the marine culture they claim to love. I read up a bit on them as I am a bit of a greeny myself and had thought about a trip on a Greenpeace or similar vessel. Greenpeace were doing stuff I didn't agree with like boarding merchant ships so I read up on this lot... lunatics by the look of it,, paul Watsons ramblings are truly that of a mad man, It is only a matter of time before he kills someone, he almost has a on a few occasions but they don't publicise it to much. I agree about the french / rainbow warrrior but it would not go amis with sea shepherd.
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