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Special forces on board in Thor

The Icelandic Coast Guard vessel 'Þór' departed Reykjavik Harbor at 3 AM heading toward the whaling ships of Hvals hf., due to the activities of Paul Watson, a prominent whale conservation activist. Five special agents along with Coast Guard personnel are aboard the ship. Watson's vessel, 'Bandero,' has entered Icelandic economic waters, aiming to stop the whaling operations of Hvals hf. and Kristján Loftsson. The 200-mile economic zone around Iceland is international sea territory, but vessels are allowed to operate under the guidelines of the Coast Guard, according to Ásgeir Erlendsson, an information officer for the Coast Guard. Georg Kr. Lárusson, director of the Coast Guard, stated that the vessel primarily aims to protect Icelandic fishermen and monitor the whaling ships. He mentioned that the situation regarding actions taken by Watson has been very fast-paced, and the Coast Guard has been in a reactive position due to Watson's threats. In the last month, Paul Watson's organization proposed Action 86 this summer to end whaling by Icelanders, referencing the event in 1986 when activists sank two whaling ships in Reykjavik Harbor. Lárusson noted that one of the 27 crew members