Captain Paul Watson — an environmental activist and star of the TV show “Whale Wars” — was arrested in Greenland … and a video revealed on his base’s X account captures the shocking moment.
Their base — Captain Paul Watson Base — posted a video explaining after they landed in Nuuk, Greenland, to refuel for their trip to the Northwest Passage to stop the Japanese whaling ship Kangei Maru.
This morning, Captain Paul Watson was arrested in Nuuk, Greenland by Danish Federal Police, who boarded the M/Y John Paul DeJoria as soon as it docked.
The crew stopped to refuel while heading into the Northwest Passage as part of #OpKangeiMaruour marketing campaign aimed at… foto.twitter.com/ANWoRFiR42
— Captain Paul Watson Base 🐋🏴☠️ (@CaptPaulWatson) July 21, 2024
@CaptainPaulWatson
However, the inspiration says that as soon as the ship docked, Danish federal police approached and arrested Watson.
The video posted by Inspiration shows lead officer Watson — with long white hair and a bushy beard — walking out of the ship towards a police car before taking it away.
The Associated Press — citing a police news release — confirmed that Watson had been arrested and that a district court would resolve the extradition matter.
In the clip, it appears that one of the many Danish police officers tells the team that they arrested Paul based on an international arrest warrant from Japan… and, the inspiration is convinced that the longer he remains in Greenland, the more likely he is to be extradited to Tokyo.
For those of you who don’t know… Watson has been an opponent of the whaling trade for years — damaging and sinking ships around the world since founding the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in the late 1970s. He is also a founding member of Greenpeace.
Their story — and the tales of various anti-whaling activists — were captured in the 2008-2015 collection “Whale Wars,” in which captains of various Sea Shepherd vessels took down whalers by any means necessary.
Watson’s motive is to ask for money to get him out of detention in Greenland before he is extradited to Japan.
We have contacted the Danish authorities… so far, no response.