Norwegian Whaling Ship Scuttled
28.04.2009 18:21 | Ocean Defence
"We came to Henningsvaer. We saw the Skarbakk. We sank the bastard" - Agenda 21
During the evening of April 23rd, conservation commandos from Agenda 21 slipped onboard the Norwegian whaling ship Skarbakk in Henningsvaer in the Norwegian Lofoten Islands. With a monkey wrench they disassembled the salt-water intake valve (used for cooling the main engine). They then opened the valve and flooded the engine room.
As the ship settled low in the water, local firefighters arrived with pumps just in time to prevent the ship settling on the bottom. By then the ship had been completely filled with water however, destroying the machinery and electrical systems. This scuttling represents losses for the ship's Norwegian underwriters and for Japanese investors who were partners with the owner of the Skarbakk.
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Links: United Nations Agenda 21 | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society | Ocean Defence topic page
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