Here's a video that I made, showcasing the incredible work that my friends have been doing on bringing Sea Shepherds flagship vessel - The Steve Irwin - back to fighting form, whilst in dry dock in Launceston, Tasmania.
Sea Shepherds flagship vessel, The Steve Irwin, has successfully patrolled on eight Antarctic whale defence campaigns and sailed around the world twice in defence of our oceans.
She has had concussion grenades thrown at her, she has been rammed by the illegal whale poachers from Japan and she has even been trapped in the ice in defence of the whales. She has been doing the job that the governments of the world refuse to do, upholding international conservation law to carry out Sea Shepherds mission to safeguard the biodiversity of our delicately balanced oceanic ecosystems. As a result, she was in much need of some TLC.
This video showcases the necessary works needed to keep the Steve Irwin out to sea, carried out by our dedicated and passionate international crew. Its an extremely expensive operation to maintain our ships and we welcome your support by getting onboard our direct action crew program here (my.seashepherd.org.au/dac), as this allows us the ability to plan and budget for our direct action and vital campaigns.