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CAPE TOWN - South Africa has detained an anti-whaling ship and its captain in Cape Town harbour over safety concerns after the Canadian vessel spent weeks harassing Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters.
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An official from the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) said the Farley Mowat, a ship of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, did not have the required certification. "They don't have the right certificates for the skipper, the first-mate or the chief engineer," the official told Reuters on Thursday. The Farley Mowat docked in Cape Town on Wednesday after seven weeks at sea during which it harassed Japanese whaling ships in the Antarctic seas. It departed Melbourne, Australia, on Dec. 6 last year. The official said the detention was in line with Canadian maritime laws and followed correspondence from Canada requesting the authorities check the ship.
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