Paul Watson, pictured here in Hobart last year, is planning to rejoin the war against whaling this season.
ANTI-whaling crusader Paul Watson will not be deterred from his mission this whaling season, even if it means getting caught in Interpol's far-reaching nets.
The skipper of Sea Shepherd and its three sister ships will be joined on the southern seas by a fourth anti-whaling weapon in coming weeks to do battle in what it has dubbed the Whale Wars.
Sea Shepherd Hobart co-ordinator Anna Kingston said Mr Watson, wanted in Germany after skipping bail over an alleged boat-ramming incident earlier this year, had "jumped on board the Steve Irwin" and was on course with the ship Brigitte Bardot to approach Japan within weeks.
"This time they're aiming to cut the boats off as they're leaving Japan rather than wait for them to get into Antarctic waters," Ms Kingston said.
The jewel in the anti-whaling fleet's crown this season will, however, be a "new" vessel dubbed Sam Simon, after the environmental activist and co-creator of The Simpsons.
Sam Simon is now a member of the Sea Shepherd's advisory board.
The Japanese whalers are likely to get a shock when they see the ship.
It is a former whaling boat, bought from the Japanese by the anti-whaling activists, who did not alert the former owners to their true intentions with the ship. "It's been hidden away being refurbished up in Brisbane and this one is all white," Ms Kingston said.
"It'll look majestic coming into Hobart on Tuesday or Wednesday. Everyone who can should take the chance to get down to the docks to witness it for themselves."
The Sam Simon's namesake donated all the money needed to get the ship up to scratch for its role in this season's Operation Zero Tolerance to be played out on the Southern Ocean.
The ships will be backed up by a new airborne force unmanned drones. They will also have two helicopters.
Ms Kingston said the battle would continue even if Interpol caught up with their leader during the fight.
zara.dawtrey@news.com.au
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