ANTI-WHALING activist group Sea Shepherd has reported that its scout vessel Brigitte Bardot was struck by a wave that has cracked the hull and severely damaged one of the pontoons on the vessel.Captain Paul Watson, onboard the Sea Shepherd flagship Steve Irwin, said that they are fighting heavy seas to reach the position of the Brigitte Bardot.
It is expected to take twenty hours to reach the damaged vessel which is 2414 kilometres southwest of Fremantle, Western Australia.
Brigitte Bardot Captain Jonathan Miles Renecle of South Africa was pursuing the Japanese factory ship Nisshin Maru in six meter swells when the wave slammed into the port side of the vessel cracking the hull. The crack has been getting wider as the seas continue to pound the vessel.
"This is disappointing but these are hostile seas and we have always been prepared for situations like this," Said Captain Watson. "Right now the safety of my crew on the Brigitte Bardot is our priority and we intend to reach the crew and then do what we can to save our ship."
I am so filled with conflicting emotions right now.
| The conflicting emotions being whether to point and laugh or snicker unkindly. |
| The ancient Greeks kept a wary eye out for Nemesis, the goddess who struck down those filled with hubris. |