Japan vows to continue its whale hunt after Sea Shepherd collision

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Cherrie Lou Billones in Features, National with 75 Comments
Japan vows to continue its whale hunt after Sea Shepherd collision

Following Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson’s declaration that Japan will likely stop hunting for the remainder of the season after a clash between the two sides saw a temporary suspension in refueling, Japan made assurances that it will continue its whale hunt in the Southern Ocean. An official at Japan’s Fisheries Agency told Agence France-Presse, “We are keeping our whaling program,” and denied that the collision with Sea Shepherd vessels permanently suspended the hunt for this season.

Japan vows to continue its whale hunt after Sea Shepherd collision

The official repeated the government’s position that it was Sea Shepherd that rammed the Japanese whaling ship, Nisshin Maru, yesterday, marking the worst confrontation between the two in the Southern Ocean in three years. Watson, on the other hand, described how their ships were derided by the Japanese fleet as actions comparable to “a case of road rage.” Meanwhile, Japan’s Institute of Cetacean Research, through a spokesman, said that the ship could not be refueled “due to Sea Shepherd’s dangerous activities.”

Tony Burke, Australian Environment Minister, describes Japan’s whale hunt as cruel and unnecessary, and yet, the Australian government has remained deaf to calls for a government vessel to monitor the hunt. For its part, Japan says it conducts scientific research, by taking advantage of the loophole in an international ban on whaling agreed at the International Whaling Commission (IWC), but it doesn’t hide that the mammals ultimately end up as food. However, several years ago Sea Shepherd claimed Japan’s whaling fleet hit and sank one of their ships, the Ady Gil, but the accounts of that incident have been repeatedly questioned, with more than a few claims that it was the activists who intentionally hit a Japanese vessel, and then scuttled the remains themselves.

It may be some time before it becomes clear what actually took place between the two sides this week. Two videos have been released that at least cast doubt on Sea Shepherd’s account of what took place, showing their ships intentionally steering into the path of Japan’s vessels. While they are in Japanese, you can still clearly see the video footage that shows the two sides coming dangerously close to each other, with one even filmed from the deck of one of the Japanese ships.

[via The West]
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  • Far East

    Sea Shepherd, bunch of extremist outlaws, and very obviously liars as well.

    A poor way to be efficient in protecting the whales. Their interests are more based on the financial contribution they receive to continue putting on a show.

    Their carelessness about security procedures is really appalling.

    • Think

      It was a fantastic piece of direct action and it appears to have worked.

      There are only going to a handful of ‘$1,000,000 whales’ being sold at Tsukiji fish market this year … and all courtesy of money from the Tsunami Relief Fund whilst decent families are still living in portal homes and are without income.

      How can anyone support the whaling industry over them?

      The ICR and Kyodo Senpaku are the most highly paid welfare bums in the world.

      • Far East

        $1M. This is where the pressure needs to be put on, ie on the consumer demand, not on putting on a show out there. The rest is just theatrical display.

        As for how anyone can support whale-killing? Well, although I am no tin favor of it, there is a cultural factor that needs to be understood anyhow, and there are plenty of other great animals being killed elsewhere, like Kangaroo for example.

        • Think

          Whaling is not a Japanese culture. That is a false meme which has only existed since the 1970s.

          Whaling is an international culture of a few coastal villages only. Very few Japanese villages ever engaged in it.

          Besides which, this is Norwegian-style whaling re-established by the Americans. It has nothing to do with Japanese culture whatsoever.

          DIrect action works. Dented prides and economic damage is the only language they understand especially in a nation whose government has such total control over the media.

          • Far East

            Direct action works in getting funding, but is dangerous, illegal and does not tackle to the core issue: the consumer demand.
            40 years may be considered tradition. In any event, until it is illegal, they are entitle to do it, and that’s where efforts need to be put. The rest is just a smoke screen.

          • Think

            Honestly, who really cares? Every rights movement has faced dangers and violence from repressive elites and political forces.

            Without brave individuals being will to face such directly, we would have never ended slavery, never had workers rights or women’s rights, overthrown fascism and so on.

            The Japanese government has attempted to indoctrinate the Japanese people from childhood to believe it is their culture for the sake of a small industry of expensive welfare bums, and its not working.

            Direct action and causing conscienceless and exploitative capitalistic ventures economic damage is by far the quicker and more efficient use of resources.

            In short, it works which is why people like you are try to stop it.

          • Think

            Imagine if our leaders had said, “Oh don’t fight the fascists, you might hurt someone! Let’s just wait for consumer demand to overthrow them.”

            Where would we be now?

          • Far East

            The problem cannot be stated in those terms, and the parallel to fascism is inadequate both in terms of metaphor and in historical terms. You are just trying to get an emotional leverage by assimilating 2 different issues. Treacherous. 

          • sidewinder

            Treacherous indeed Far East for you are betraying everyone for some sort of gain? What is it? Getting some Yen in your pocket to defend whaling at all costs? You are lower than low.

          • Far East

            I see why you are confused. You see, I am not Japanese. I am a foreigner here in Japan. Let me repeat what I wrote several times already: I am not in favor of whale killing, but dislike as much self appointed avengers, breaking laws who resort to violence and other extremism.

          • Far East

            You are making reference to groups who fought for human rights. I think the current topic is whale hunting. It is not quite the same.
            Nevertheless, you also seem to have difficulty in reading, since I said I was not in favor of it, but I dislike as much arrogant self avengers who break the law using some excuse based on their personal view of the world.
            I have et to see those Sea Shepherd acting where it really matters, ie, at the consumer demand level and law making.

          • Think

            I’d would say the consumer end is Greenpeace’s territory.

            It’s a right issue. It’s not about humans. And, in case you have forgotten, humans are animals too.

            Negros were animals, dispensable “natural resources” of economic exploitation to the Americans. The arguments against their, and women’s rights, were both identical to the arguments against animal rights and involved the same dynamics within society; on one hand a repressive, exploitative, callous financial elite; on the other hand liberal, progressive, compassionate and self-less activists seeking to improve society.

            A sweep summary I accept but sound in logic and by analogy.

            I am sorry it not an emotional leverage at all. That’s a tired old fallacy. I’m explaining to you the continuum as it is happening. If you closely at the sociology of the individuals involved, which you’ve obviously never done, you will find they are essentially the same people.

          • Far East

            Humans are animals hu? Here goes something new…

          • PATREZI

            Consumer demand? The Sea Shepherd has been effective in diminishing the number of kills by the japanese whaling industry and there are still over 5000 tons of whale meat in frozen storage. It seems consumer demand is not a major impediment for the Sea Shepherd.

        • sidewinder

          gawd Far East. You spout out the same tripe (copy+paste) all around the place, a bit too conveniently. an ICR PR puppet?

    • Hayashi

      For all your criticisms, why don’t you go out there and give it a try, if you think you can do a better job yourself, I’d say they are doing their best. no one was reported injured, and the refueling was stopped, more whaling time was wasted, I’d say not too shabby.
      I swear for all the criticism, these folks are out there doing something they believe in. If you feel so pro whaling, then go out there and do something to support whaling! Go order som whale, I hear you can buy it off yahoo.

    • BNB

      What do you think the videos show? The first one right before they cut it, you can see the Nisshin Maru turning into Sea Shepherd. The second video they are trying to pass off as a collision, but if you look closely you will see a giant buoy between Sea Shepherd and the tanker. Sea Shepherd had basically placed their boat at the refueling spot. Not a collision. Pure propaganda.

      • Far East

        Yes, I agree this is pure propaganda.

        Sea Shepherd had no business being there. They were looking for trouble and they found it. Period. Don’t go whining about it after.

        • BNB

          Sea Shepherd has more business being there than the Japanese. They have Australian boats in Australian waters. The Japanese cannot even use ports within thousands of miles because they are not welcome. The Japanese are on the other side of the world. So who exactly has no business being there?

          • Far East

            Australian water? Says who? I understand they are not recognized as such, so…

            My point is that the Japanese whale killing fleet have a mandate. Sea Shepherd tries to disrupt it with a stunt, they get hurt and then they whine about it. It’s just lame.

          • BNB

            Says Australia. But they Antarctic treaty that IS RECOGNIZED by Japan states that their refueling is illegal. Japan is breaking the law.

            Sea Shepherd is not really whining. Both sides constantly go after the other in the media and declare the other side as reckless. Nothing new.

          • Far East

            OK, so this is not Australian territory and it is illegal to refuel there, ok, I don’t argue on this.

            Yes, I know both side tries to defend their business. What can you expect? But at least, Sea Shepherd should stop the hypocrisy of putting itself and its crew in peril, and then bitch about it.

          • sidewinder

            The Japanese are the loudest whiners out there. Look at all the diplomatic protests they have lodged. Court orders they’ve seeked, What is the Shonan Maru? A friggin armed escort….. What a waste of tax payer money

          • Michael Raymer

            The Shonan Maru 2 is a great investment. Remember in 2010 when Sea Shepherd rammed their trimaran into it and then dumped the wreckage and its diesel oil into the ocean? The comedic value of that alone paid off the costs of the SM2 in one go.

          • sidewinder

            Yeah a stationary trimaran rammed itself into the SM2 – you must be blind….

          • Michael Raymer

            Not so blind that I missed the wake caused by the trimaran’s engines as it propelled itself into the SM2. lol what schmucks.

          • BNB

            Propelled itself into the SM2? The Ady Gil was sitting stationary with the SM2 miles away, how did the SM2 get so close? And it’s as if there isn’t a video showing the SM2 making a hard right turn right into the Ady Gil…. we have all seen it.

          • ddpalmer

            Even the Ady Gil crew admits they weren’t sitting stationary. Along with the electronic recorders built into the Ady Gil, which someone in the SSCS tried to destroy, that not only shows they weren’t sitting stationary but that they accelerated forward before the collision.

        • sidewinder

          Propaganda from the ICR you mean.

    • PATREZI

      Actually, it’s a very effective way of protecting the whales as it shows the entire world what the japanese are doing. it can hardly be a source of national pride for Japan to be one of the leaders of killing these magnificent creatures. Good for the Sea Shepherd for showing how disgraceful the Japanese are acting. Time to join the 20th century let alone the 21st.

  • confoederatiohelvetica

    It’s sad that Sea Shepard exists only to catch attention nowadays. They probably haven’t even saved a whale’s life.

    • Think

      How many whales did the ICR slaughter this year? Are you telling us they slaughtered their full target? I would say they have saved over 900 this year. An amazing victory which will only strengthen their support.

      Everyone sees through these naive memes you people are desperate to spread. No one is impressed by your petty Right Wing moral panic.

      This is a dawning of a new age of marine activism. The environmentalists’ fleet is sure to be even bigger next year.

      Are you proud to be on the losing side?

    • BNB

      Of course their goal is to catch attention. They want to bring these atrocities to the public eye. Not only does their direct action work, but they are doing a great job getting attention too. Sadly though, beyond Whale Wars, they get virtually zero media attention here in the US.

    • sidewinder

      well that’s the dumbest comment of the day.

    • napalmer

      I should ignore your stupid comment really…. They have saved hundreds of whales over the years…. maybe you should check that out before you hit the post button. No doubt though, your one of these ‘one time’ posters….

  • Think

    The Japanese propaganda is somewhat disingenuous. For the sake of a balanced report, you should include the other footage shot from Sea Shepherd’s vessels.

    Why do you think the Japanese media cuts to stills and why does not it mean the Nisshin Maru also rammed the Sun Laurel.

    • Far East

      You should have listened to the lady on loudspeaker: “This is the Japanese Coast Guard officer on board the Nisshin Maru. I warn you. Stop your obstructive actions immediately. Keep away from Nisshin Maru”

      You had no business trying to slide between those 2 ships, and showing only a snapshot of what happened is treacherous.

      • Think

        Yes, she sounded pretty hot.

        But what jurisdiction does the Japanese coastguard have in Australian waters?

        No one cares about such petty Right Wing moral panics … look at the foot and at the way the Nisshin Maru aggressively attempts to bully people about and violently causes damages to even its own tender.

        • Far East

          Oh I have watched the footage alright, and the glimpse we were allowed to saw showed me  Sea Shepherd do exactly what they said, ie slid in between 2 ships that were undergoing refueling operation. Stupid and dangerous stunt, very reflective of those extremists who obviously disregard human safety.
          Jurisdiction? This is no Australian water. Not recognized as such at least, as far as I understand. This is international water.

          • Think

            They did not slide. They were already in position and had locked the Nisshin Maru out..

            It was excellently done and posed no risk whatsoever … if only the Nisshin Maru had no attempted to violently smash his way in.

            That was shocking.

            Sea Shepherd had then beat and instead of negotiate, the Japanese tried to force the issue violently.

            Show me where in the rule book one is allowed to do that.

          • Far East

            Bottom line is that they had no business being there, it was dangerous and they were looking for trouble, which is what the Coast Guard officer in the video produced by the Sea Shepherd is telling them…

          • BNB

            The Japanese have no business being there. Not for killing whales and especially not for their illegal fueling. Fact is, you can argue the legality of the whale hunt, fine, but the fueling is 100% illegal and not debatable. The Japanese just don’t care.

          • Far East

            You may be right on the refuel. I honnestly don’t know. But the problem with Sea Shepherd positions is that, precisely, it is in no position to tell other organization what is legal and what is not since it is itself breaking the law, and thus losing all credibility. That’s my point entirely: fight the whale killing where it really matters, not with those useless stunts.

          • BNB

            Sea Shepherd does have the right to enforce international law. Whether you agree with it or not. I don’t consider their actions illegal.

            It’s generally illegal to shoot someone. But is it illegal for a police officer to shoot and armed bank robber? I see it very similar with Sea Shepherd. Their actions are not illegal as they are enforcing international law with the best and only methods they have.

            Fighting where it really matters? Sea Shepherd has effectively stopped the whale poachers 98% short of their goal. How much more effective can you get?

          • Far East

            Precisely, no, they do not have the “right to enforce international law”. They do not have a national mandate from Australia, nor from the UN, and even less from the U.S. who maintained the lower court ruling against Sea Shepherd.

            You compare humans with animals. As much as I dislike killing whales, you cannot compare both, or else you open a Pandora box and we need to compare killing a wide variety of animals to killing humans.

            What Sea Shepherd do is put on a good show. The mere fact that it continues on and on every year proves they are not efficient at stopping it. Fighting it where it matters, as I have explained means:

            1) Hit the consumer demand, not the production cost

            2) Make whale hunting illegal and lobby the public opinion who vote for the law makers.

            The rest is pure theatrical display by an organization who has every bit interest for this to continue since they get funding for this.

          • ddpalmer

            No they don’t have the authority to enforce international law.
            And you can consider their actions divinely inspired. It doesn’t make it true and it doesn’t give them authority to enforce any law.

          • BNB

            Yes, they do have the authority. It’s written in pretty plain English in the World Charter for Nature. Again, you don’t have to agree with it, but you are just wrong.

          • ddpalmer

            Then you obviously haven’t read the UN WCfN as it doesn’t plainly say any such thing.
            But even if it did it wouldn’t matter. Because the WCfN is a General Assembly resolution and thus has NO LEGAL EFFECT. Only Security Council resolutions have an legal force and effect. You can continue to live in your fantasy world, but you are just wrong.
            And the SSCS know that you and they are wrong in this assertion. They have lost at least one court case where the WCfN was the defense. The court specifically said that it gave them no authority. Again you can continue to live in your fantasy world, but you are just wrong.

  • Anthony1223

    ACTION!!
    World wide boycott “Stop buying Japanese seafood products,Stop going to Japanese restaurant “

    • Fools Protest

      1) Alot of the seafood products are imported TO japan, and 2) restaurants dont sell whale meat so no sure how that would even apply to this. You should actually study the things you protest about before you sound like a fool.

      • napalmer

        No need to nitpick you know what he meant. Boycott Japanese EXPORTS.

    • napalmer

      stop buying Japanese cars, power tools etc too.

    • Michael Raymer

      Boycott Japan!

      Exceptions apply for Sea Shepherd when it comes to buying $2,000,000 ships from the Japanese government. And Japanese outboard motors. And sending tourists to Taiji to boost the local economy.

  • Hayashi

    I see the sea shepherd ships moving between the Nisshin Maru and the tanker. This places the SS ships in danger and if the Bob barker had sunk, it can be said to be due no small amount of brinksmanship on their part.

    In Japan there is a practice called “Atariya” this is where a car drives in front of your car and suddenly slams on the brakes causing an accident. Now it is clear that this dangerous maneuver caused and accident and the driver ahead of you may well sustain personal injury, but in terms of legality, you are now at fault of rear ending someone and must pay compensation. In most collision cases, if damage is sustained to the rear of one vehicle and the front of the other, it becomes quite clear who hit who.

    So yes, SS did block the Nisshin Maru, they did maneuver themselves into a dangerous position. But you cannot say that they at any time rammed the Nisshin Maru, (this assumes that ships ram using the bow, if you are somehow able to ram with the stern ).

    If we consider that the SS goal is to prevent the refueling then it cannot be said that this maneuver, while quite dangerous to the SS crew, perhaps not so dangerous to the Nisshin Maru, was successful, considering the refueling was prevented. What I see here is SS accomplishing its goal by putting themselves in danger as opposed to putting the whalers in danger, this may be a difference in style between Paul Watson and Dr. brown.

    • BNB

      The video and stills clearly show the Sea Shepherd ship holding position next to the tanker. Then the Nisshin Maru comes crashing their way through. This was in no possible way a collision caused by Sea Shepherd. Are you suggesting the oil tanker got in the way too? The Nisshin Maru hit their own tanker four times, causing severe damage to life saving equipment.

      • Hayashi

        I think we are on the same page, my point is that the SS vessels occupied a position first, and the Nisshin Maru hit them. Form all the evidence from both sides I see nothing to the contrary. The evening news in Japan said that the SS rammed the Nisshin Maru, which seems to be impossible all things considered. I seriously think the SS crew expected the Nisshin Maru to stop once the refueling position was occupied, but at the same time I’m sure they new anything was possible in that situation. Hence ther risk.

  • AnimuX

    A tanker illegally entered the Antarctic Treaty Zone to supply fuel
    to a whale poaching operation acting in defiance of an international
    moratorium on commercial whaling within an internationally established
    whale sanctuary.

    When the activists prevented the poachers from refueling, the poacher
    rammed the protesters to try and push them out of the way causing a lot
    of damage in the process.

    Japan’s government is so corrupt it literally raised taxes promising
    to spend that money on reconstruction for homes and businesses wrecked
    by a tsunami — then took $30 million of that money and used it for
    whaling to profit the business interests of bureaucrats in the fisheries
    agency…

    The headline should read ‘More government spending wasted on whaling boondoggle after Japanese road rage results in repair bills’…

  • RP

    The real question here is why does Japan have any International legal rights to be poaching whales in Australian and protected International waters?

    Ocean vessels using Heavy Fuel Oil (diesel) is prohibited in this area of the south 60 by International Maritime Law, and re-fueling is strictly prohibited.

    These published accounts does not account for why the Bob Barker was hit four times by the Japanese Whale processing ship Nisshin Maru. A similar attack was carried out on the Steve Irwin. What is most interesting is the Japanese Whaling fleet made the choice to use their largest ship to as an attack weapon.

    The aggression and extent the Japanese whaling fleet is willing to go in having their way in Australian ocean waters is shocking and illustrates who these pirates of the seas really are.

    In a show of total arrogance and defiance of International law,
    “The Nissin Maru had earlier attempted to intimidate the Australian-flagged ship Sam Simon. They struck the ship on the stern and through their loudspeakers had the audacity to order the Australian ship away from Australian Territorial waters, “by order of the Government of Japan.””

    This pronouncement is recorded and noted by all involved during this incident. Most interesting is the Proclamation that The Government of Japan claims ownership of Australian ocean waters..

    What is clear, Japanese whaling is run by a small group of old Japanese men who are hell bent to get their way and use their wealth, political influence to project their personal interest of eating whales upon the entire world. It is that simple. They do not care if Billions of Japanese tax payer Yen are wasted on their brutal, cruel and barbaric ideology.

    It is common in the practice of propaganda to use text, edited images and video to help deceive the reader/viewer to believe what they wish to believe.

    For the good and future of the Nation of Japan, it is easy to simply STOP whaling entirely and use these funds to better the lives of the Japanese people instead of wasting Billion upon Billions of tax payer Yen on what is a black hole of economic waste and destruction to the International image and perception of who Japan is as a member of the International family.

  • Sun Wu

    while media worldwide seem to have agreed on Paul Watson being a reliable source of information for critical journalism printing every fart he is giving I would like to continue trying to raise awareness on a point kind getting overseen when blaming Japanese for illegal stuff like fueling (without giving proof, but what does a journalist needs proof of the source for if the source is Paul Watson?)
    Being asked how he managed to come to NZ from Germany Watson said: I used sailbaots so I do not have to refuel!
    Question: has anybody seen any sails during Zero Tolerance? I am just asking, since Watson is permanently blaming Japanese of illegal fuelling acitvities I am starting to wonder if SS-fleet is powered Air and Love.
    All SS-ships have been converted into illegal Tankers which these type of vessesl were never supposed to be.
    According to Seashepherd 500 000 USD were spent to increase the range of Sam Simon before sending it to the Southern Ocean.
    Question: how much tank-capacity can be installed for 500 000 USD?
    The Steve Irwin was originally designed for 30 days at sea.
    The Bob Barker has 300 Tons of fuel on board. Keeping this in mind the manoevering in Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary of recent days is not the most sustainable way of financing TV-shows.
    Acually it is quite a sad day: with warehouse fuel of whalemeat (four times as much as 5 years ago), noone in Japan wanting whalemeat, therefor whalemeat being given away and whaling being highly deficitar highly relying on tax money which the majority in Japan in is not willing to provide anymore, and with an fleet of whalers of an age where it needs to be scraped, or modernized …
    …Seashepherd just provided Whaling-industrie in Japan the public- and government-support it needs in order to get its fleet modernized.
    Great job, please donate now for the Whale Whores TV-program 2013/14.
    And please Do NOT ask yourself how Watson-Ships are fueled!!!
    PS: hey Think, how is your friends in real world…you are not really posting anything new anymore. Just for those not aware: Think is an indoctrinated, maybe even paid Watson-Whore. Sweetie, don’t bother, piss at a different lantern!
    PPS:just for your information ships don’t have a break, and one like the Nisshin Maru is waying something like 10 000 tons.
    10 000 tons of mass in motion without having a break…just in case you wonder why real CAPTAINS have to spend lots of time in the simulator…
    Captain of Nisshin Maru definately knows what he is doing.

    • sidewinder

      what a load of tripe

    • napalmer

      The Captain of the Nisshin Maru should be hanged for attempted murder on multiple occasions.

  • Sun Wu

    Just a couple of hours ago critical journalists worldwide were publishing that the Bob Barker was rammed, that it lost Power and an Engine-room making water.
    Professional SS-crew (or should I say professional SS-PR-whores?) seem to have been able to stabilize the situation on board the SS-Tanker Bob Barker.
    Anyways, since it sounded that the Tanker Bob Barker was just about to sink giving a mayday I strongly suggest the Bob Barker going home for some repairwork…
    …or some critical journalists start to work on my believe in media!
    Qualtity-journalism is one of the legs of Democracy…
    Kind of scary media worldwide is instrumentalized by a 30-heavily documented nutcase in order to finance the nutcase’s obsessions and not many journalists seem to notice it…I apreciate any exemtions!
    Actuall we will have to start holding journalists worldwide responsible for the continuous killing of whales.
    Without news-coverage Watson would be in a madhouse. Ignoring would be the best solution, like I ignore the whale whore Think :*

  • RP

    There is proof, samples of leaked fuel have been collected and is part of the evidence of what Japan has been doing in Australian ocean waters.

    And yes big ships carry a large amount of energy due to inertia.. this is why the Japanese whaling fleet choose to use their largest ship Nisshin Maru as a weapon of aggression instead of their smaller harpoon boats.

    • Sun Wu

      Oilspill confirmed because Watson says they collected samples (but not pictures, correct? Even small amount of oil on the water can be seen…)
      Bullshit, watch the movie on this article…Japanese did not choose any ship. As you can clearly seen they try to reach the Sun Laurel. During one try the with the Sun Laurel being free you can see WITHOUT a movie-cut that the Bob Barker is coming from behind on the ride side and sneaking in between.
      You are posting an increadible mass of lies so it is getting kind of tiring. I am not even reading them anymore.
      But could you PLEASE tell me on what Seashepherd’s engines run?
      Air and Love, correct?
      Could you also tell me what SS used 500 000 USD for when INCREASING the range of Sam Simon after having bought it?
      This is the really interesting questions someone should start ask since there is a bunch of Beach-boy operating Ships in Antarctica which were never build for it.
      Ady Gil sunk…of course Watson says they pumped out the diesel…
      What a bunch of collective lying following Watson all his life. I strongly recommend a Therapy for his misery childhood (read Neptune’s Navy…) instead of prolonging the misery of whales and put the life of all the kids on board at risk…lets not talk about their pocketmoney.
      Krub!

      • sidewinder

        I knew it wouldnt be long for the ICR Trolls turned up the heat. THanks for clearing that up Sun Wu, now I know you are a paid spammer, a paid troll, a loser.

      • napalmer

        I smell a ICR propaganda

    • Sun Wu

      Thanks, I forgot…Watson says they collected samples.
      Stop lying, just watch the vidio on this article which shows WITHOUT any cut how Nisshin Maru is approching Sun Laurel with Bob Barker sneaking on its right side…
      The Beachboy Hammarstedt manoevered the SS-Tanker Bob Barker carrying big amounts of fuel and 30-40 indoctrinated kids right in front of 10 000 tons in motion.
      He did so in an extremly unfriendly with water-temperatures making it very unlikely all kids can be saved in time.
      Bob Barker was sending mayday, lost power and suffered flooding of engine-room (says Watson)
      If Watson is a reliable source this ship needs a shipyard and should be on its way home.
      Seashepherd has lost Ady Gil, Bardot was damaged and almost lost last year…this year Bob Barker (says Watson :)
      But there is some good news aswell: Watson and his disciples managed to get Whale Whores 2013/14 fixed!
      Congratulation, my little white saviors…
      What is SS-ship’s engines running on for month?

      • napalmer

        Stop lying and working the PR campaign for the Govt of Japan.

  • RP

    “Toshiaki Kobayashi, Japan’s deputy consul-general in Sydney, told The Australian the Nisshin Maru “was rammed by three vessels of the Sea Shepherd fleet, not vice versa”.

    “There is no reason for the Nisshin Maru to approach and ram the Sea Shepherd vessels that have been trying to obstruct research whaling operations,”

    ***** Yet, there have been no significant scientific papers published by the ICR that holds any real scientific knowledge or significance. Again, what type of science ship holds a whale processing plant that is specifically designed to take in a whale and process it into canned whale meat and store these cans frozen? The Nisshin Maru is a commercial processing factory ship, not a science vessel or ship. It appears that the Japanese whaling terrorist have discovered that their commercial factory ship can also be used as a weapon of aggression against any who may oppose them.

  • RP

    This Japan media outlet is not interested in the facts of what actually happened, they are here to promote their view and pro-whaling, pro-Japan propaganda and ideology. If they were to be totally honest and impartial, they would indeed be presenting the facts without bias, without any editing..

    Know all media never bits the hand that feeds them.

  • sidewinder

    Of course they vow to continue. Same ideology that they had in WW2. Even when all hope is lost, they vow to continue fighting to the end! What an embarassment. Go Home Japan and attend to other domestic issues….

    • whiplash

      You’re still here? Well, at least you don’t let irrelevance slow you down.

      • sidewinder

        no one cares about your comments. Shh go away.

  • Alfred Bundy

    GOOOOOOOOO JAPAN! GET THOSE AL GORE ECO FREAKS! LIBERAL DOUCHEBAG LOSERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • CagMisfits

    The problem has gone on for far to long. A Direct Stand Against Japanese Whaling needs to be. I believe and admire the brave souls that put themselves in harms way against the Japanese whalers. Or have we forgotten the past where the acts of unnecessary evil cause world wide harm. When has a whale other than when it’s young are threatened done any harm to us. Down with the whalers. Go Sea Shepards and any other group willing to take a stand. As for the “Far East” comment tisk tisk, it may be inefficient but to stop evil, some must stand tall, risk it all, sacrifice. We all live on one planet Earth, We are the one Race “the human Race” and we all must grow up and live together on this planet respecting the other life forms that inhabit this planet as well.