Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson Arrested in Germany on 10 Year Old Warrant


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Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd, was arrested in Frankfurt, Germany on Saturday, on a 10 year old warrant, issued by Costa Rica.

The warrant stems from an incident that occurred while filming the documentary Sharkwater, in 2002. Sea Shepherd gave their account of the events on their site:

The specific “violation of ships traffic” incident took place on the high seas in Guatemalan waters, when Sea Shepherd encountered an illegal shark finning operation, run by a Costa Rican ship called the Varadero.  On order of the Guatemalan authorities, Sea Shepherd instructed the crew of the Varadero to cease their shark finning activities and head back to port to be prosecuted.  While escorting the Varadero back to port, the tables were turned and a Guatemalan gunboat was dispatched to intercept the Sea Shepherd crew.  The crew of the Varadero accused the Sea Shepherds of trying to kill them, while the video evidence proves this to be a fallacy.  To avoid the Guatemalan gunboat, Sea Shepherd then set sail for Costa Rica, where they uncovered even more illegal shark finning activities in the form of dried shark fins by the thousands on the roofs of industrial buildings.

BBC News reports Watson is due in court this morning. More info when we have it.

And, of course, if you’ve got no idea who Paul Watson is watch this”

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