The ship Farley Mowat, affiliated with the Sea Shepherd society, was boarded by Canadian police (RCMP) late yesterday. The ship has been impounded (taken) and the crew was arrested at gunpoint.
The ship and her crew commited many severe and dangerous crimes. First, they visited the seal hunt that occurs every year on our east coast. This is illegal. They took photos of Canadians killing seals. This is illegal. They might have even made a movie showing sealers that shoot, club and, even after thirty years of protest, still sometimes get caught skinning seals alive. Making movies about Canadians is very illegal. The governments of Canada an