“You have to stop what you’re doing and turn the bow into the seas and just go at a fairly slow speed and try to ride the waves,” he said. There is also sea ice and bergs to look out for, which can hole a ship, Brook said, adding at least one vessel is lost in Antarctica every year, according to statistics. “We suspect they do some illegal activities such as discharging the effluent after they’ve processed the krill. We’re trying to get evidence of them doing illegal activities down there.”The 54m Allankay is set to leave Auckland within weeks for a three-month Antarctic mission. Allankay is also home to media for documenting and filming the fishing and to record any illegal activities the crew might see.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 31, 2025 17:32 UTC