Monday, April 16th - Sea Shepherd's vessel, 'The Brigitte Bardot' is set to be placed back in the water after damages it suffered during Operation Divine Wind.
The 8th expedition to oppose the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean, Operation Divine Wind was reported to have protected close to 800 whales.
However, during this year's expedition, one of their newest vessels, 'The Brigitte Bardot' was struck by a rogue wave that cracked the hull.
"The Brigitte Bardot lay hanging from twin 500-ton cranes when I arrived in Fremantle to commence repairs on her broken wing. Crewmember Simon Ager described the gut-wrenching sound he heard in the middle of the night, a few weeks earlier, when the hull cracked under the weight of a 40-foot falling wave," said Captain Locky MacLean.
Captain Paul Watson, onboard the Steve Irwin, escorted the Bardot to the safety of Fremantle Harbor after the incident, which occurred in the "furious 50" latitudes in the Southern Ocean.
As soon as the damage had occurred and with the ship en route for Fremantle, Architect Nigel Irens assisted Sea Shepherd in finding the best team to do the repair work.
More of the story behind the repairs is available at 'The Bardot Will Fly Again, Thanks to World-Class Team.'
'The Brigitte Bardot' is set to be a part of Sea Shepherds new anti shark finning campaign in the South Pacific this Australian winter.
Continue reading on Examiner.com - Sea Shepherds Brigitte Bardot to sail again after extensive damage:
http://www.examiner.com/sea-shepherd-conservation-in-national/sea-shepherd-brigitte-bardot-to-sail-again-after-extensive-damage#ixzz1rw8vQs5s
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