You may have heard of the epic, record-shattering, 110-day chase of the infamous fishing vessel 'Thunder'. But what you may not have heard as much of, is the ship that stayed behind - The MV Sam Simon.
Fighting Antarctic weather, the ship and her crew spent three weeks pulling up an illegal gill-net, set by the Thunder, from the icy depths of the Southern ocean, releasing 1400 fish and countless crabs in the process. The ship ended up recovering 72 kilometers of netting, most of which ended up being recycled into sneakers.
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