Kaikō Maru
| File:Operation "Leviathan" (2007).jpg Kaiko Maru (in centre)
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kaiko Maru |
| Operator | Institute of Cetacean Research |
| Launched | 1972 |
| Identification | IMO Number: Callsign: |
| Notes | Spotter Ship for ICR |
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The 'Kaiko Maru' (海幸丸) was the spotter ship for the Japanese whaling fleet. In 2007, it collided with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel MY Robert Hunter and was disabled.[1] It sent out a mayday and the Robert Hunter, Farley Mowat, and the Esperanza responded until the Kaiko Maru was repaired.
It has since been sold to Specialised Vessel Services as a guard ship and renamed the Frobisher.
References
- ^ Japanese whaler, anti-whaling ship collide, China Economic Net, February 15, 2007