Paul Watson (who was not on board) said he was pleased about the arrests. Yet Paul Watson somehow manages to be even less sympathetic than Kristján and his dick-swinging whalers. It’s something about the shrill tone: the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Facebook page described the officials who boarded the Bandero as being dressed like “American ICE agents”. People who three months ago were undecided about whaling are now close to manning the harpoons themselves, if only to piss off Paul Watson and his humourless crew. Oblivious to this effect, Watson continues his tireless campaign to shore up Icelandic whaling.