Name Yushin Maru Launched October 2007 Weight 0.2858 tons | Port of registry Tokyo, Japan Length 63 m Beam 11 m | |
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Owner Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha, Ltd. Builder Naikai Shipbuilding & Engineering, Setoda Speed unknown, possibly 22 knots | ||
Antiwhaling activists attack japanese ship yushin maru no 3
The Yushin Maru No. 3 (第三勇新丸, Daisan Yūshin Maru) is a Japanese-registered whale catcher that undertakes whaling operations in the North Pacific Ocean and Southern Ocean. Along with other vessels of the Japanese whaling fleet, its efforts and the ensuing conflict with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society have been featured on American television, in the documentary-style reality series Whale Wars.
The Yūshin Maru No. 3 was built in 2007, and is thus the youngest ship of the Japanese whaling fleet. The Yūshin Maru No. 3 replaces the Kyo Maru No. 1", which was later preserved as a museum ship in Taiji, Japan.
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