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Iceland expels anti-whaling activists, four Brazilians still

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Iceland expels anti‑whaling anti-whaling activists, seizes Bandero four Brazilians still

In late July 2026 2026, the Icelandic Coast Guard and special police forces boarded the anti‑whaling anti-whaling yacht Bandero Bandero, operated by the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, after it ignored orders to leave the 12‑nautical‑mile 12-nautical-mile zone and approached the whaler Hvalur 9. The 65‑metre seizure followed a distress call from the Hvalur 9 crew reporting safety threats. The 65-metre vessel was taken to Reykjavik on 2 August and its 21 multinational crew were detained. On 5 August August, authorities detailed the incident: that the activists attempted to ram Hvalur 9 and deployed an inflatable boat with a net aimed at its propellers, both of which failed. propellers. The captain was arrested and the yacht seized. Police announced the immediate expulsion of all crew members, the crew, imposing a minimum two‑year two-year ban on re‑entering re-entering Iceland, with the ban extending which extends to the whole entire Schengen area for non‑EEA non-EEA nationals. The expelled activists included citizens of the United States, Brazil, France, Spain, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland Switzerland, and Trinidad and Tobago. Paul Watson was not on board. By 12 August, while 16 crew members had been processed for departure, four Brazilian activists—Victor Calixto, Lucas Barbosa, Vitor Young, and Rui Amorim—remained detained in Iceland. They are permitted to move within the capital but must report daily, and their passports and phones have been seized. Sea Shepherd Brasil has requested intervention from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, noting that the Brazilians face more complex requirements for leaving the Schengen Area than their European counterparts. Iceland reiterated plans to introduce legislation this autumn to prohibit commercial whaling, citing violations of international maritime law and safety. whaling.

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  1. 2026-08-14 00:43 UTC Iceland expels anti-whaling activists, four Brazilians still
  2. 2026-08-05 15:07 UTC Iceland expels anti‑whaling activists, seizes Bandero
  3. 2026-08-05 11:05 UTC Iceland anti‑whaling vessel seizure
  4. 2026-08-02 09:31 UTC Iceland anti‑whaling vessel seizure

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