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No crew seen aboard Paul Watson group’s ship in Akranes

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Bandero, a ship belonging to Paul Watson’s whale conservation organization, is currently in Akranes, Iceland.
  • A reporter saw no crew aboard, but the gangway was down and the engine was running, apparently to maintain electricity and essential systems.
  • The port authority says the owners have full access and charges a monthly berth fee.

No sign of life was visible aboard Bandero, the ship of Paul Watson’s whale conservation organization, when a reporter passed through Akranes last Thursday.

The gangway was down and the engine was running, likely to maintain electricity and keep the main systems operating. Gunnar Tryggvason, director of Faxaflóahafnir, said the owners have full access to the vessel and are charged a berth fee each month.

Tryggvason said he could not comment on the company’s financial arrangements. Faxaflóahafnir’s website lists a daily charge of 10.21 Icelandic krónur per gross ton. Bandero appears to be registered at 499 tons, putting the daily charge at nearly 5,100 krónur. On that basis, the ship’s port fees so far amount to less than 200,000 krónur.

But naturally I am not permitted to comment on companies’ business position.

· Gunnar TryggvasonThe Faxaflóahafnir port director declined to discuss the company’s financial arrangements.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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