A protester took an unplanned trip on an Icelandic whaling vessel, as the boat set out while he was in the crow's nest.

It is one of the only three countries – alongside Japan and Norway – that still openly permit whaling.

Iceland still openly permits whaling, as does Norway and Japan, despite global bans.

A protester took an unplanned trip on an Icelandic whaling vessel, as the boat set out while he was in the crow's nest.

One of Iceland’s two remaining whaling ships set out this week to hunt the giant mammals after a two-year hiatus, local media and campaigners reported on June 20.