ELF fishing boat vandalism

[Oro]

PLYMOUTH —

Ten commercial fishing boats stored in a Plymouth boatyard were vandalized with anti-fishing graffiti and obscenities. The word "ELF" was scrawled on some of the vessels.
( ELF = Earth Liberation Front )

[tunatamer73]

I say find the punks vehicle and dump a couple 5 gallon buckets of ripe macks on the front seat.

[LurkerCharters]

Well that is some well directed activism, wtf? Nothing worse than morons who think they have a cause. I hope they catch 'em.

[Animal 1]

What was the extent of the vandalism?

[LurkerCharters]

Prepare to be utterly disgusted http://www.thebostonchannel.com/vide...51/detail.html

[horsemackeral]

WAFS.... hope they got enough on the video.

[silver sided]

COWARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ElMar2530]

Like to see them try that when the yard is open.

[demiched]

Do you think it was in response to the active attendance of the BFT meetings in Boston and Portland the other day?

[Fishing Report]

Fishing boats in Plymouth vandalized with anti-fishing graffiti

Ten commercial fishing boats stored on shore in a Plymouth boatyard were vandalized with spray-painted graffiti opposing commercial fishing and obscenities.


By Anonymous
GateHouse News Service
Posted Jan 11, 2011 @ 05:37 AM
Last update Jan 11, 2011 @ 03:01 PM
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PLYMOUTH —

The vandalism was discovered Monday at Jessie’s Boatyard on Lothrop Street. The words “Sea life kidnapped, murdered maliciously” were scrawled on the wooden hull of Timothy Barrett’s 43-foot-long trawler Odessa.

A slogan on another boat read “commercial fishing equals rape,” and there was a smattering of obscenities.

Plymouth police are investigating, and police Capt. John Rogers said detectives would view surveillance video from the boatyard.

Barrett said the video shows two people spray painting the boats around 9 p.m. Sunday.

Barrett said the acronym “ELF” (Earth Liberation Front) was written on some of the vessels. The website Wikipedia says the organization engages in “economic sabotage and guerrilla warfare to stop the exploitation and destruction of the environment.”

An e-mail to the organization’s press office asking if it had any involvement in the Plymouth incident did not bring an immediate response. Rogers said he was aware that the initials were found on some of the boats, but he would not comment further.

Barrett’s brother, Edward, who represents the Mass. Bay Groundfish Association, said some of the boats that were vandalized were not out fishing because of limits on cod and flounder set by the government.

“Two boats here normally would be fishing this time of year, but they were hauled because they were over quota, so they can’t make any money,” Barrett said.

Timothy Barrett said none of the equipment on the boats was damaged, but he said removing the spray paint is going to take considerable