The Parade of Seal Killing Fools
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Update from the Farley Mowat � Captain Paul Watson
I have been campaigning against the Canadian seal
slaughter since 1975 but never have I seen such a
circus as my crew and I witnessed today.
It all began when the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker
Amundsen began to gather up sealing vessels like a
mother hen guarding her brood.
These were the sealers who had been pleading for two
days to be taken out of the ice.
They began congregating around noon and by 1600 Hours
they were ready to be moved out. The Coast Guard had
announced that they would escort sealers out of the
pack ice.
The Amundsen passed close alongside the starboard side
of the Farley Mowat with a string of ten sealing
vessels following.
Each one of them passed close alongside as the sealers
shook their fists, screamed obscenities, and made rude
gestures. The crew of the Farley Mowat just smiled and
waved at them.
The first vessel in line was the Wally and Sisters,
the second was Lady Jennifer II, followed by the
Morning Rose. The fourth vessel was Ryan's Pride
followed by the fifth vessel, the Gulf Venture. The
sixth vessel was the L.J Kennedy. The seventh vessel
was the R&D Endurance followed by a boat with an
obscure name. The ninth vessel was the Lady Madge,
followed by the last sealer the Cape Ashley.
On board the L.J. Kennedy was one rather strange lad
who thought it was funny to drop his pants and
underwear and masturbate as he made rude remarks to
our female crewmembers. The crew of the Farley Mowat
filmed the entire procession of boats, gestures,
name-calling, and bizarre public masturbation
displays. The boys from Newfoundland certainly did
their province proud.
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Farley Mowat joined in behind and we were at the end
of this line-up, with the Amundsen in the front and
the sealers in between. A little down the line, two
more sealers were picked up and a line-up of fourteen
vessels was making its way in a convoy through the ice
pack.
It was twenty miles to open water and the ice got
progressively thicker. Four sealing vessels in front
of the Farley Mowat became stuck and prevented the
Farley Mowat from passing. The Amundsen carried on
leaving four sealing vessels and one seal-defending
ship in the ice.
The Amundsen promised to return in the morning.
Needless to say, the crew of the Farley Mowat doubled
the watch to keep an eye on the sealers throughout the
night.
Most of the sealers were unable to move far throughout
the day and the radio was full of their lamenting
about lack of seals or their inability to reach the
seals. It appears as if the sealers have had a
miserable week which is good news for the seals and
for us.
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work, please visit our donation page.
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