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July 15, 2023 at 19:36
Photo: Alastair Ward/Triangle News | Whaling is very important for the people of the Faroe Islands.
The arrival of the Ambition coincided with the climax of a hunt of more than 40 whales in the port area of Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands. In total, 78 sea giants were caught and killed that day. Whaling is very important for this region.
Ambassador Cruise Lines has apologized to more than 1,000 of its passengers after one of its ships arrived at the port in the midst of a whale hunt that killed dozens of marine mammals. Writes about it ABC News.
The tourism organization’s representatives confirmed that the arrival of their vessel Ambition in Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands, located between Scotland, Iceland and Norway in the North Atlantic, “coincided with the culmination of a 40-odd whale hunt in the port area.” In total, 78 sea giants were caught and killed that day.
“We were incredibly disappointed that this hunt took place while our vessel was in port. We strongly object to this outdated practice and, from 2021, together with our partner, the ORCA charity, dedicated to the study and protection of whales, dolphins and harbor porpoises in UK and European waters, we are making a difference,” a company spokesman said after the arrival of his vessel in the port of Tórshavn, located in the southern part of the main island.
However, the government of the Faroe Islands has been making clear its position on whaling for several years now.
“As has been the case for many centuries, whaling continues in the Faroe Islands today. The Faroese have been eating the meat and blubber of the pilot whale since they first settled the islands over a millennium ago. Today, as in times past, whaling “This is a public activity open to all, well organized at the community level and regulated by national laws,” the government of the island, which has a population of about 53,000, said in a statement explaining the values of whaling.
There were 646 whale kills in the Faroe Islands in 2023
Photo: Mayk Wendt/Facebook
In her apology, the Ambassador stated that sustainability is one of the cruise line’s “core values” and that the company is fully aware that “watching this local event would be unpleasant for most of the guests on board. In this regard, we would like to offer them a sincere sorry for the inconvenience.”
However, the Faroese government has stated that hunting is part of the island’s efforts to ensure the sustainability of their society. There were 646 whale kills in the Faroe Islands in 2023 alone, including 78 on Sunday when the Ambition arrived.
Previously Focus reported that a giant whale saved a woman from a deadly shark. Nan Houser was exploring the stunning coastline off Muri Beach in the Cook Islands when she encountered two dangerous underwater creatures.
It also became known that the autopsy of a huge dead whale was stopped due to a possible explosion of the corpse. The experts refused to perform the procedure on the 19-meter whale when they heard gurgling sounds inside the dead body.
2023-07-15 16:36:07
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