We saw the last of the Ocean Reward today - we left it to its daily grind of wrecking the ocean bottom. Now we're heading further out to sea, looking for other bottom trawlers. We know that vessels from Australia have been out here in the past. There have also been flag of convenience ships - we found one of the latter last year, the Belize-registered and chinese-owned Chang Xing, and caught them dumping CITES protected black coral through their bycatch chute.
The sea is still pretty calm, and while the sky was mostly overcast today, we were treated to a spectacular sunset. Tonight, out on deck, there's a beautiful sky - the Milky Way is a lot more visible here than I'm used to in the skies over Ireland. Jupiter is overhead, gleaming brightly, and Sirius - the Dog Star (also known as Canis Major) is showing its green and red twinkles. On the horizon, there=92s occasional flashes of lightning - which feels weird when the sky is so clear above us.
On the Rainbow Warrior, the crew are taking it easy. The last few days, since the discovery of the Ocean Reward, have been a bit hectic.
Stay tuned for news of our next bottom trawler exposure!
- Dave
Comments
The sky is phenomenal! What a pity such a beautiful sight provides the backdrop to such destructive practices.
