New photos surface of an illegal fishing trawler chased across three oceans before being scuttled
For 110 days and more than 10,000 nautical miles across two seas and three oceans, the Bob Barker and a companion ship, both operated by the environmental organization Sea Shepherd, trailed the Thunder, a notorious fish poacher.
Trash burns illegally aboard the Thunder.Jeff Wirth/The New York Times
The notorious fish poaching trawler Thunder is shadowed by the Sam Simon and Bob Barker.Simon Ager/The New York Times
The Sam Simon, a ship with the environmental organization Sea Shepherd, endures rough conditions in the Atlantic Ocean.Giacomo Giorgi/The New York Times
Peter Hammarstedt, right, captain of the Bob Barker, and communications officer Emmerich Reize collate data related to the trawler Thunder.Simon Ager/The New York Times
A toothfish, also called Chilean sea bass, is shown aboard the Thunder after being caught in a gillnet. They are illegal in many places because they indiscriminately catch all sorts of sea life.Jeff Wirth/The New York Times
Alistair Allan, bosun on the Sea Shepherd's ship Bob Barker, watches from the ship's deck.Selase Kove-Seyram/The New York Times
The notorious fish poaching trawler Thunder sinks -- Sea Shepherd crew found signs it was scuttled -- in the Atlantic south of Nigeria.Simon Ager/The New York Times
The Thunder sinks after it was scuttled in the Atlantic south of Nigeria.Simon Ager/The New York Times
A Sea Shepherd member passing water to the stranded crew of the Thunder after the trawler sank.Jeff Wirth/The New York Times
Crew members from the Sam Simon deliver illegal fishing equipment from the Thunder to authorities in Mauritius.Jeff Wirth/The New York Times