The captain and two engineer on the Norwegian-built pirate trawler
"Thunder" were today sentenced by the Sao Tome and Principe Court.
On April 6th this year the outlaw toothfish poacher THUNDER was
scuttled by her Chilean captain in the waters of the small island state
of Sao Tome and Principe in West Africa. It put an end to the career of
the world's most notorious toothfish poacher. The scuttling followed a
110-day pursuit by the Sea Shepherd ships BOB BARKER and SAM SIMON. It
was the longest pursuit of a poaching vessel in Maritime history, from
the coast of Antarctic south of India, to the equator off West Africa.
After the scuttling, the SAM SIMON rescued 42 officers and crew and
turned them over to the Sao Tome Coast Guard. The crew, mainly
Indonesians and suspected to be virtual slaves were returned home and
the three officers were held pending their trial earlier this month.
They were held on charges of pollution and forgery.
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