Ocean Sentry
(From news.com.au) Brisbane, Australia – Controversial anti-whaling flagship the Steve Irwin will for the next five months call Brisbane home as it undergoes refit work. The 60m vessel, named after the late Croc Hunter, hit the headlines earlier this year for its dramatic high-seas confrontation with Japanese whalers.
It will dock at the Rivergate Marina at Murarrie until December.
“But the main reason we’re here is to thank Brisbane for the support it has shown us over the years,” said vessel manager Ben Baldwin, 25, yesterday.
“In the last campaign, we effectively halved the Japanese whalers’ quota for the year which we’re ecstatic about,” he said.
“But next time we intend to drop that number even further and now more than ever support is crucial.
“Our former home Melbourne was good to us but we’re excited to be in Queensland.”
