Name Kaiko Maru Notes Spotter Ship for ICR Beam 11 m | Identification IMO Number
Callsign Launched 1972 | |
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Operator Institute of Cetacean Research | ||
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The 'Kaiko Maru' (海幸丸) was the spotter ship for the Japanese whaling fleet. In 2007, it collided with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel MY Robert Hunter and was disabled. It sent out a mayday and the Robert Hunter, Farley Mowat, and the Esperanza responded until the Kaiko Maru was repaired.
It has since been sold to Specialised Vessel Services as a guard ship and renamed the Frobisher.
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