‘Thunder’ sinking could have been deliberate

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Crew of the ‘Sam Simon’ hauled 72 kilometres of illegal gillnet abandoned by the ‘Thunder’ in Antarctic waters. Credit: Giacomo Giorgi

Last week, Interpol-wanted vessel ‘Thunder’ was scuttled in the waters of Sao Tome and Principe off the West African coast, following 110 days of pursuit by the Sea Shepherd vessel ‘Bob Barker’.

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