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The Ady Gil, a Sea Shepherd vessel, it's a fast patrol boat, was sitting still in the water when the Shonan Maru #2 came by, deliberately turned into it, rammed it, cut it in half, sunk it and destroyed it.
Paul Watson
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Paul Watson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: December 2
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City of Toronto
Paul Franklin Watson
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