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| Vessel Name: | JOHAN HJORT |
| Vessel ID: | 5172602 |
| IMO/LR No: | 5172602 |
| Vessel Type: | Research ship |
| Tonnage: | 648 gross |
| Built: | 1958 |
| Vessel Abstract: | Built as Norwegian fisheries research vessel JOHAN HJORT. 1996 acquired by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and renamed OCEAN WARRIOR. c2002 renamed FARLEY MOWAT. Aug 2002 arrived Auckland. |
| Significant Date: | Aug 2002 |
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| Source: | New Zealand Marine News 2003 Volume 51 Number 3 Page 145 ( Reference ID 5103032 ) |
| Article Title: | Nautical News: "Farley Mowat", Whaling Protest Vessel |
| Article Abstract: | FARLEY MOWAT arrived Auckland Aug 2002. She was acquired by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1996. Sea Shepherd was founded by Captain Paul Watson, Canadian co-founder of Greenpeace. He was planning action against Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean with FARLEY MOWAT, and she was due to leave Auckland mid Dec 2002. |