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MV Esperanza
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Nisshin Maru
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MV Steve Irwin
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ORGANISATION
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Greenpeace International
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Largest of the six Japanese whaling ships
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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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ON BOARD
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39 people, from 23 countries
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Whalers and scientists
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41 people, led by Paul Watson
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LENGTH
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72m
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130m
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53m
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SPEED
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15 knots
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15 knots
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16.5 knots
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AIM
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Non-violent obstruction of Japanese whaling fleet
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Catch 935 minke, 50 fin and 50 humpback whales for research
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Undertakes direct action to combat what it says are illegal actions at sea
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TACTICS
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Steer inflatable boats in between the whales and harpoons
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Three boats harpoon the whales and bring them to the Nisshin Maru for processing
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Has rammed ships, and used smoke bombs in the past
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HISTORY
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The ship was built in Poland 1985, bought by Greenpeace in 2002
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Since the 1986 whaling moratorium the Japanese government has allowed hunting under scientific permits
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Formerly the MY Robert Hunter, it was renamed in December to honour the late conservationist
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