Kaikō Maru
The Kaikō Maru was the spotter ship for the Japanese whaling fleet. In 2007, it collided with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel MY Robert Hunter and was disabled. It sent out a mayday and the Robert Hunter, Farley Mowat, and the Esperanza were obliged to responded until the Kaiko Maru was repaired.
It was sold in 2013 to Specialised Vessel Services as a patrol vessel and renamed as SVS Frobisher.
