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8. Used to be, there was a factory whaling ship named the Dalniy Vostok

Wed Apr 1, 2015, 11:36 PM

Apr 2015

Greenpeace dusted it up with the ship in Zodiacs off the California coast early on in the movement.

1975: Greenpeace launches its campaign to save whales as its vessel Phyllis Cormack confronts the Soviet whaling ship Dalniy Vostok, 60 miles off the coast of Eureka, California. A Greenpeace inflatable Zodiac is positioned between the harpoon and a targeted whale. The gunner fires, narrowly missing the Zodiac, but the filmed record of the people risking their lives to protect whales helps launch a worldwide movement.

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At least 43 dead after Russian trawler sinks in ocean: TASS [View all] inanna Apr 2015 OP

How sad marym625 Apr 2015 #1

A trawler is a fishing boat Stryst Apr 2015 #2

Thank you marym625 Apr 2015 #3

A fishing vessel. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2015 #4

Oh! marym625 Apr 2015 #5

A boat full of working people. And one of the most dangerous professions. n/t jtuck004 Apr 2015 #7

I don't know why marym625 Apr 2015 #9

This is the trawler that sunk Submariner Apr 2015 #10

The reason it has so many is they typically do processing on board. joshcryer Apr 2015 #11

I believe their is some flash freezing involved in the process, too Brother Buzz Apr 2015 #12

Yeah, Atlantic Dawn is probably most famous. joshcryer Apr 2015 #13

Indeed Brother Buzz Apr 2015 #14

Thank you marym625 Apr 2015 #15

Tragedy Rest in Peace. 840high Apr 2015 #6

Used to be, there was a factory whaling ship named the Dalniy Vostok Brother Buzz Apr 2015 #8

read they hauled in an 80 ton netfull & swamped the ship. Can't see how anyone survived :( Sunlei Apr 2015 #16

Russian trawler was sunk by greed and corruption: investigators Eugene Apr 2015 #17

I'm so sorry. Beacool Apr 2015 #18