CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterIceland Review[1][2] (31 Jul 2026): Hvalur 9's crew 'requested assistance on Thursday evening' and the teams 'boarded the vessel shortly before midnight' - Thursday 30 July 2026.
Coast Guard and police special forces boarded the Paul Watson Foundation's Bandero and arrested its captain after it entered Iceland's territorial waters and closed on the whaling vessel Hvalur 9, ignoring orders to leave.
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