Foolhardy activists deliberately ram and damage krill fishing vessel off Antarctica

The point of impact was directly above a diesel fuel tank.

Aker Qrill said Antarctic Sea was operating many days away from the nearest port or rescue capability. The crew was not injured but was put in danger in these waters, where margins matter.

"If the activists had succeeded in disabling any of the vessels’ manoeuvrability, people and the environment would have been at risk due to the approaching severe weather," Aker Qrill said in a statement.

“This is the result of a campaign built on claims that are not supported by any scientific picture, and on a self-defined sense of justice," said Aker Qrill CEO Webjørn Barstad. "But there is also a broader ecosystem at play, voices that amplify and reinforce these narratives. When a science-based, internationally governed fishery is consistently misrepresented, it creates a climate where confrontation begins to replace dialogue."