Federal government selling sealing protest vessel
Last Updated: Friday, February 27, 2009 | 2:42 PM NT
CBC News
The Cape Breton Post reports the federal government is selling the anti-sealing vessel, the Farley Mowat.
The vessel, owned by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, has sat at dock in Sydney, Nova Scotia, since it was seized by Department of Fisheries officers off the west coast of Newfoundland in April 2008.
Officers seized the ship in the Cabot Strait after a confrontation with a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker.
The captain of the vessel was arrested along with another crew member and later appeared in court to face charges of violating the Fisheries Act and Canada's marine mammal regulations for interfering with the seal hunt.
Fisheries officials said since its seizure, the ship has accrued $500,000 in berthing fees, security and other marine costs.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has filed a $487,000 statement of claim against the vessel's owner.
Paul Watson, the head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, told the Cape Breton Post that he intends to sue the Canadian government.
Share Tools
Latest Nfld. & Labrador News Headlines
- RNC investigating Corner Brook death
- The RNC and paramedics answered a call about an unresponsive man lying near O'Connell Drive at about 11:30 a.m. more »
- Man dies in crash near Bay Roberts
- A 47-year-old man has died in a crash near Bay Roberts early this morning, according to police. more »
- Bay de Verde Peninsula fire contained
- A forest fire near Lead Cove, at the tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula, has been contained. more »
- DND allowed IceCaps to use jet image, says document
- DND is allowing the the IceCaps to use an image of its fighter jets on the team's shoulder patches – even though it wasn't specifically mentioned in the department's agreement with the IceCaps' parent team. more »
Top News Headlines
- Teen struck by lightning in Ottawa dies
- The victim of a Friday lightning strike during a storm in east Ottawa has died, CBC News has learned. more »
- Everest team unable to bring down Toronto woman's body
- Bad weather has hampered the recovery team that is attempting to bring down the body of a Toronto woman who died trying to climb Mt. Everest. more »
- 32 Syrian children die in artillery attack, says UN
- More than 90 people have been killed by regime forces in a district of central Syria, with the head of the UN team in the country confirming at least 32 children and 60 adults were killed the attack. more »
- Woman's remains found in hockey bag on Cape Breton river
- Police in Nova Scotia are investigating after a woman's remains were found in a hockey bag floating on a Cape Breton river Friday night. more »
- 700-hectare Labrador fire has moved off CF base
- Man dies in crash near Bay Roberts
- DND allowed IceCaps to use jet image, says document
- Industrial area of Goose Bay evacuated as fire burns
- Moose petition calls for caution on management plan
- Bonavista, N.L., 'coyote' was really wolf, tests confirm
- Province mum on plans for spending scandal lawsuits
- Seasonal workers anxious about changes to EI system
- Scores of cats removed from Corner Brook house
