Sea Shepherd acquired the "Ocean 7 Adventurer" for its 2011 campaign against Japanese whaling in the Antarctic, renaming it MV "Gojira". After a legal claim, Sea Shepherd have renamed the MV "Gojira" and the vessel is now known as MV "Brigitte Bardot". On December 29, 2011 the vessel was damaged by a rogue wave whilst pursuing the Japanese whaling fleet during Operation Divine Wind off the western coast of Australia. The main hull was cracked and the port side pontoon needed to be held together by straps. In response to this incident and new tactics employed by the Japanese whaling fleet, Paul Watson has stated that he intends to procure more vessels to prevent themselves being outnumbered and shorthanded in future engagements. To this end, Sea Shepherd acquired the long MY "Sam Simon" in June 2012, the vessel being named after the co-creator of "The Simpsons" who made a sizable donation to finance the vessel's purchase. "Sam Simon" was formerly operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency at the Maizuru Marine Laboratory under the name "Seifu Maru".