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Captain Peter James Bethune (born 4 April 1965) is a New Zealand ship's captain with 500 ton master licence, published author, producer of The Operatives TV show, and public speaker. He is the founder of Earthrace Conservation .
Captain Pete Bethune - Earthrace. @petebethune. •. 6.12K subscribers • 332 videos. Follow us on this epic journey saving Costa Rica's Iconic National Parks.
From serving months in a maximum security prison for fighting Japanese whalers to saving endangered red monkeys from poachers in the Amazon, Pete Bethune’s story will thrill, move and inspire you. Pete Bethune takes conservation to the extreme.
New Zealand conservationist Pete Bethune has survived a terrifying midnight attack by armed men off the coast of South America that echoes the infamous murder of yachting legend Sir Peter Blake.
- Chris Marriner
As the founder of Earthrace Conservation, Pete is a world record holder, circling the globe four times on his powerboat Earthrace. His missions have seen him shot at, run over by a Japanese security vessel, incarcerated in Libya and Japan, and held under armed guard in a Guatemalan Military camp.
Connecting with us from Costa Rica, Pete Bethune has committed his life to wildlife conservation. Following his world record journey circumnavigating the wo...
Sea Shepherd anti-whaling activist Pete Bethune has been arrested in Japan for trespassing after he boarded a harpoon ship in the Antarctic. Bethune, who had been held on board the Shonan Maru II since he sneaked aboard it in the Southern Ocean last month, was arrested when the ship docked in Tokyo.
