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Post details: Anti-whalers Sea Shepherd buy record-holding powerboat

Nov 13 '09

AES and I are big fans of Whale Wars, and the work of Captain Paul Watson and the crew of the Steve Irwin. I found this article about the Sea Shepherd's newest acquisition:

The notorious Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, best known for putting themselves between whalers' harpoons and their prey, has purchased some speed in the form of a world-record holding powerboat.

The Ady Gil, previously known as the Earthrace, will next month launch from Australia to confront Japanese whale-hunting trawlers.

As Earthrace, the bio-diesel powered boat went round the world in 2008 in a record-breaking 60 days, 23 hours and 49 minutes, smashing the previous record by two weeks. The boat is capable of speeds up to 50 knots and can "submarine" through large waves, according to powerboat-world.com.

One impressive feature:

The Andy Gil has been coated with radar-absorbing black paint and will be used as an 'intercept and blocking' weapon against the Japanese fleet.

Read the Sea Shepherd's offical announcement of the Andy Gil here.

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