Farley Mowat owner begins removing rusting vessel

Contractors are working on the removal of the rusting hulk of a ship once used by the environmental group, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

The MV Farley Mowat was seized at gunpoint by the RCMP seven years ago.

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It is now in Shelburne, N.S.where town officials have been fighting for months to have the 54-metre vessel removed.

The owner of the ship, scrap dealerTracy Dodds,has until April 8to remove it and it appears contractors are trying to get the job done.