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Japan's whaling mothership comes complete with WiFi, drones and sharp blades / 34TJ9EW
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Wearing a whale-shaped hat, Hideki Tokoro gives a tour of Japan's new whaling "mothership" which comes complete with large blades, a butchery deck, and freezers. Tokoro is the president of the whaling company that built the Kangei Maru which set off this week from western Japan on its maiden hunt. The ship is bigger and more modern than its recently retired predecessor, with cabins for all, WiFi and drones to spot its quarry.
The whales will be harpooned and killed by a smaller vessel and then brought to the Kangei Maru, where a powerful winch can haul carcasses weighing up to 70 tonnes up a ramp. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES