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M/Y Steve Irwin

History of our flagship

On December 5, 2007 just before the 2007-2008 Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign Operation Migaloo, the Sea Shepherd vessel M/Y Robert Hunter was officially re-named the M/Y Steve Irwin in honour of the late Australian conservationist, by Captain Paul Watson.

The ship, formerly known as the M/Y Robert Hunter, was originally named after Canadian Robert Hunter, who along with the Founder of Sea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson, was a co-founder of Greenpeace. The new ship joined Sea Shepherd's flagship Farley Mowat in the Ross Sea of Antarctica with over 60 international volunteer crewmembers, a helicopter, and numerous smaller vessels.

The ship has carried over 800 volunteer crew, from all over the world and has been captained by:

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Captain Paul Watson - the inaugural captain of the M/Y Steve Irwin
Captain Siddharth Chakravarty - Operation Zero Tolerance, Operation Relentless, Operation Icefish II, Operation Driftnet
Captain Wyanda Lublink - Operation Nemesis, Operation Jeedara 1
Captain Malcolm Holland - Operation Kimberley Miinimbi, Operation Reef Defence
Captain Anteo Broadfield - Operation Jeedara 2
Captain Tim Abel - Operation Reef Defence
The M/Y Steve Irwin cuts the lines of an illegal tuna fish farm on Operation Blue Rage in the Mediterranean in 2010
The M/Y Steve Irwin, the M/Y Bob Barker (left) and the Nisshin Maru (right) during Operation Relentless in 2013.
The M/Y Steve Irwin sails alongside the Nisshin Maru during Operation Relentless in 2013
The M/Y Steve Irwin helps scientists from the South Australian Government on a research mission to assess the health of marine parks on Operation Jeedara 2018
The M/Y Steve Irwin in front of Adani's Abbot Point coal port in Queensland to #StopAdani in 2018
The M/Y Steve Irwin sails towards the sunset near the Whitsundays on Operation Reef Defence to #StopAdani in 2018
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The History of the M/Y Steve Irwin

View the history of the M/Y Steve Irwin through these amazing images of the ship taken throughout its history with Sea Shepherd.