The black painted ship flying skull and cross bones drew attention in the Hobart Harbor. After a most delightful seafood lunch and bottle of Tasmanian wine, we decided to check it out. On a free tour of the ship named after Steve Irwin we were astonished at the inside glimpse of the “direct action” approach to end illegal whaling. The ship had received damage on its last campaign and we saw video footage of the interactions between whalers and the ship manned by the Sea Sheppard volunteers tossing rancid butter on decks and the whalers blasting water and using high-decibel sound deterrents. 
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