Icelandic coast guards and special forces seize a ship operated by a group linked to anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detain its crew, according to multiple reports. Iceland’s officials say the action follows a whalers’ complaint and a request for assistance, with one account stating the whaling vessel alleged a threat from the protest ship. Other coverage describes the ship as operated by the Paul Watson Foundation and notes Iceland still conducts commercial whaling. The reports agree that the crew is held after the seizure; one outlet specifies 21 crew members. The Globe and Mail also notes that Watson has a history of confronting whaling vessels and that he was removed from Interpol’s most-wanted list in 2025. Across the sources, the key details are Iceland’s enforcement action, the ship’s connection to Watson’s anti-whaling activities, the detention of the crew, and the claim by whaling interests that the protest vessel posed a threat or triggered a request for help. The outlets do not provide additional information in the excerpts about charges or the next legal steps.