Kaiko Maru
Kaiko Maru (in centre) | |
History | |
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Name: | Kaiko Maru |
Operator: | Institute of Cetacean Research |
Launched: | 1972 |
Identification: | Callsign: |
Notes: | Spotter Ship for ICR |
The 'Kaiko Maru' (海幸丸) was the spotter ship for the Japanese whaling fleet. In 2007, it collided with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel MY Robert Hunter and was disabled.[1] It sent out a mayday and the Robert Hunter, Farley Mowat, and the Esperanza responded until the Kaiko Maru was repaired.
It has since been sold to Specialised Vessel Services as a guard ship and renamed the Frobisher.
References
- ↑ Japanese whaler, anti-whaling ship collide, China Economic Net, February 15, 2007
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