Vigilantes with a heart
While confiscating nets and cutting off lines may be deemed illegal by most maritime laws, the crew of the Barker were safe from prosecution. Their actions paled in comparison to the Thunder’s activities, and most lawyers would simply turn a blind eye to what the Sea Shepherd and its team were doing to enforce the law. Hammarstedt pointed out that their actions were simply an answer to the call for non-government organizations to safeguard nature.
