PERU SEIZES 2 ONASSIS SHIPS WHALING INSIDE NEW LIMIT

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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 1999
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• Publication Date: November 16, 1954
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. Peru Seizes 2 Onassis Ships
Whaling Inside New Limit
announced in September after
the Onassis fleet had left Ger-
many to hunt along the 4,000-
mile west coast of South Amer-
ica for sperm whales until the
Antarctic season opened. Since
seized two vessels of the whaling
fleet operated by Aristotle So-
crates international
ship ofi''a or, for whaling within
200 miles of the Peruvian coast.
The seizure is expected to
precipitate a test of the fishing
decrees announced' this year by
Ecuador, Chile and Peru, barring
fishing by foreign vessels within
200 miles of their coasts.
"Waiting to See"
Mr. Onassis said the two ships
were the Olympic Lightning and
the Olympic Victor, of his nine-
teen-ship fleet operating in
Pacifc waters. Guards were
placed aboard the vessels and
"we are waiting to see what will
be done."
The three-nation decree was
and hunt outside the newly-
defined territorial waters.
The fleet was preparing to end
operations and proceed to the
Antarctic when the seizure oc-
curred.
Protests Expected
The Panamanian government
has protested the fishing decree
and is expected to protest the
seizure, since the Onassis fleet
operates under its flag. The Nor-
wegian government is also re-
ported preparing to contest the
decree. A R -'wegian fleet pre-
paring to fish i the waters
called off the expedition when
the three-*tQn agreement was
announcet,
Mr. Ona8ls described it as.
the .}na agrant arbitrary
breech of international law'ever
committed," adding that the
same logic of extending the ter-
ritorial waters to 200 miles could
be applied to "a couple of thou-
sands of miles and include Aus-
tralia and the Hawaiian Islands
to $40,000 a day, it was decided as territorial possessions."
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