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The self-sunk pirate ship, the Thunder, and recent research expose how insurance enables illegal fishing.
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Fascinating aerial video of the two Icelandic whaling boats sunk by Sea Shepherd in 1986 | Icelandmag
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Sea Shepherd on Twitter: "#TBT The rogue whaling ship Sierra killed upwards of 25k whales from 1968-79, changing names and ownership several times to evade conservation and fishing regulations in dozens of
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Conservation group's 'stealth' boat sinking after collision with Japanese whaling ship off Antartica - Daily Record
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Fastest and strongest' anti-whaling ship yet launched to disrupt Japanese vessels | Daily Mail Online
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Sea Shepherd's new whaling blocking ship departed for disturbance activity, whose name is "Gojira (Godzilla)" - GIGAZINE
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