Aarrgh me Mate
Okay, this is going back a bit, but I thought it was worth putting up here.
When I was in Melbourne staying on the docklands there was a Real Pirate ship docked there, with the Jolly Roger flying and everything.
So of course I had to go find out what this was all about. Turns out its a real Jolly Roger, and they are real pirates and the big gash in the side of the Robert Hunter (their ship) is not for dramatic affect, but from ramming whaling ships. These guys are greenpeace with a vengance and have sunk a few illeagal whaling ships already, I saw the photos, but nobody will press charges against them cause they're doing something to stop the whaling and illegal fishing like pulling up illegal nets. They call their organisation Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, you can check out their website if you want to find out more www.seashepherd.org I can't remember the name of these fishing lines that they pull up, but they're kilometres long with a hook about every foot and they just float round the sea, and half of them are lost catching bigger fish and mamals and birds and just causing havock. One of the founders asked the government to charge him with something for publicity so they deported him. They asked me if wanted to join them, to be a pirate, but if figured I'd better know something about sailing on the sea before I join them, would definatly have been a cool adventure.
When I was in Melbourne staying on the docklands there was a Real Pirate ship docked there, with the Jolly Roger flying and everything.
So of course I had to go find out what this was all about. Turns out its a real Jolly Roger, and they are real pirates and the big gash in the side of the Robert Hunter (their ship) is not for dramatic affect, but from ramming whaling ships. These guys are greenpeace with a vengance and have sunk a few illeagal whaling ships already, I saw the photos, but nobody will press charges against them cause they're doing something to stop the whaling and illegal fishing like pulling up illegal nets. They call their organisation Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, you can check out their website if you want to find out more www.seashepherd.org I can't remember the name of these fishing lines that they pull up, but they're kilometres long with a hook about every foot and they just float round the sea, and half of them are lost catching bigger fish and mamals and birds and just causing havock. One of the founders asked the government to charge him with something for publicity so they deported him. They asked me if wanted to join them, to be a pirate, but if figured I'd better know something about sailing on the sea before I join them, would definatly have been a cool adventure.
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