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Activist ship's collision with krill trawler off Antarctica called "deliberate attack"
Aker said the Bandero came within centimeters of a diesel tank, and the crew was shaken but unharmed.
- On Tuesday, the Bandero, operated by the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, collided with the Norwegian-flagged Antarctic Sea in Antarctic waters. Aker Qrill Company described the incident as a "deliberate attack" that endangered its crew.
- The Bandero departed Australia last month as part of Operation Krill Wars, a Captain Paul Watson Foundation campaign to disrupt industrial harvesting characterized as "aggressive nonviolence."
- Aker CEO Webjørn Barstad said the vessel came within centimeters of striking a diesel tank, stating "only luck avoided potential environmental damage." The foundation described the incident as "an accidental collision" during a five-hour "direct intervention."
- Confirming its crew was unharmed, Aker stated it would pursue all available legal action. Any formal investigation, including potential criminal prosecution, is expected to commence when the Bandero reaches its next port of call.
- This collision illustrates the growing battle over Antarctic krill, a species critical to the Southern Ocean food chain. The fishery is managed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, composed of 27 nations and the European Union.
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