![]() Once, to protest against American nuclear policy, he swam directly into the path of a 3,000-tonne navy destroyer sailing at 18 knots, coming so close he dragged his hand along the hull. In 33 years he has taken on seal hunters in Newfoundland, whaling ships in Japan and tuna poachers in the South Pacific. He was headed out to sea to get himself arrested.Īt 61, Willcox is the most senior ship captain at Greenpeace. Willcox had packed for enough of these trips over the years to have it down to the essentials: two pairs of trousers, a couple of sweatshirts, some hiking boots for when it got cold on deck, Crocs for when he was down below, some gym clothes, his laptop, his passport and driver's licence, his seaman's book and enough blood-pressure medication to last him for three months. ![]() I n the afternoon of 3 September 2013 Captain Pete Willcox ate lunch at his home in Connecticut, hauled in a fresh supply of firewood for his 93-year-old father and stepmother, and tossed two beat-up duffel bags into a car that would take him to the airport. ![]()
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