My Sea Shepherd   Report from the Sea Shepherd ship Farley Mowat
The Island of Baltra, Galapagos, Ecuador  June 9, 2004  Report
from the Sea Shepherd ship Farley Mowat The Island of Baltra,
Galapagos, Ecuador  The Farley Mowat reported to the fueling
station at Baltra on Monday, June 7 at 0600 Hours as scheduled.
Harassment by the Navy began immediately. We were accused of
damaging the fuel dock upon arrival although we had not made
physical contact with it.  The procedure at Baltra is to drop
anchor, back down and attach lines from the stern to the dock.
Our stern was therefore about thirty feet from the dock.  It was
somewhat amusing because the concrete dock is severely damaged
along the entire length, and every time the Port Captain's
office pointed to the damage we had allegedly caused, they
pointed to a different place each time. There were many damaged
spots to assign credit to.  The Port Captain asked for fifty
dollars to cover the damage. Captain Watson refused and told the
Port Captain that he woul