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February 15, 2007
Cremater: Matthew Barney ship ablaze
BBC reports that Matthew Barney's Drawing Restraint 9 co-star, whaling ship Nisshin Maru, burst into flames in the Ross Sea at dawn Thursday. "About 120 crew members were taken off the vessel but 30 stayed behind to tackle the fire while one is still unaccounted for... There are fears the vessel could cause some environmental damage.... New Zealand maritime officials - whose country is responsible for search and rescue operations in the area - said the blaze had nothing to do with whaling protesters [two to three days' sailing distance away] but was possibly caused by a mechanical fault... New Zealand Conservation Minister Chris Carter said that while the safety of the whaling ship's crew was the top priority, "we are also gravely concerned about the environmental risk to Antarctica's pristine environment, if the ship is sufficiently damaged to begin leaking oil".
Posted by Ray Pride at February 15, 2007 05:52 PM
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Our ship is headed for the area. There aren't a lot of ships in that part of the world, and we have some useful equipment and expertise on board. Thanks for pointing out that we had nothing to do with it. (Some confusion there on a few other blogs.) But hopefully can help. Follow the Esperanza crew weblog here... http://weblog.greenpeace.org/oceandefenders
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at February 16, 2007 01:16 AM
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