The Parade of Seal Killing Fools

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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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