MY Bob Barker

The Bob Barker in the current paint

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The Bob Barker is a former whaling ship, which is used by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for actions. The ship sails under the Dutch flag.

History

Today's Bob Barker was built as a whaling ship and was used as Harpunierschiff in Norway ( it was called before Volstad Jr.). The ship was measured with 1,200 GRT. Sea Shepherd purchased the ship incognito and under strict secrecy. Were financed the purchase and subsequent conversion by a donation from the American TV presenter Bob Barker in the amount of $ 5,000,000. The ship was transferred to Togo and rebuilt there. It was there also a new coat of paint. The ship according to Sea Shepherd has a strong drive and an ice-strengthened hull.

Barker also funded a helicopter for a helicopter deck on the Bob Barker is available. The helicopter was baptized in the name of Nancy Burnet, president of United Activists for Animal Rights, an organization Barker also supported.

The ship officially launched in December 2009 to the fleet of Sea Shepherd and is often seen in the Whale Wars documentation. During the anti -whaling campaign 2009/2010 of the organization, the ship was registered in Togo. In May 2010, the Bob Barker was awarded the Dutch flag.

Operations

The Bob Barker was one of the ships, which were used in 2009 in the Antarctic during protests against Japanese whalers. At the protests collided with a Japanese whaler who also involved in the campaign Ady Gil which fell due to its. Six crew members of the Ady Gil were taken after the collision of the Bob Barker.

On February 20, 2013, the Bob Barker during Operation Zero Tolerance in a disruptive action between the Nisshin Maru and the Sun Laurel, a refueling ship, trapped. The ship suffered some damage and was, according to their captain just before the capsize, so they depose a Mayday distress call.

Others

The Bob Barker has a fuel capacity of 540 tons.