January 17, 2012 Three Sea Shepherd Crew Injured in Skirmish with Yushin Maru # 2

3 Sea Shepherd Crew Injured in Skirmish with Japanese Harpoon Vessel

The Japanese whalers have escalated their aggression by throwing iron grappling hooks at Sea Shepherd boats.

Two Steve Irwin crew were struck in the shoulder with iron grappling hooks and one crewmember was struck twice in the face with a long bamboo pole.

The Yushin Maru No. 2 continues to tail the Steve Irwin. The incident occurred at 0300 hours AEST at 64 degrees 17 minutes South and 155 degrees 41 minutes East. This is about 300 miles north of Mawson Peninsula off the George V Land coast of Antarctica.

"Our small boats were attempting to slow down the Japanese harpoon vessel Yushin Maru No. 2, which is aggressively tailing the Steve Irwin," said Captain Paul Watson.

American crewmember Brian Race, (25) from New York, was jabbed twice in the face with a bamboo pole receiving lacerations above his right eye and on his nose.

Russell Bergh of South Africa, (35) a cameraman for Animal Planet, was struck in the right arm and shoulder with an iron grappling hook thrown from the harpoon vessel resulting in deep bruising.

Photographer Guillaume Collet of France, (27) was also struck in the right arm and shoulder by an iron grappling hook resulting in deep bruising.

There were no injuries incurred by any of the crew on the Japanese vessel.

Two of the three harpoon vessels have been assigned to tail Sea Shepherd ships, effectively knocking out two of the three killing boats.

"We are almost at the limit of the eastern boundary of their self assigned hunting area," said Captain Watson. "We should be getting close."

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[go4ult]

I would use a rocket launcher to stop this idiot japanese murders :)

[PrinceCharming25]

I hope seashepherd wrecks me Japanese ships. They should get a sub, just like in WWII. They knew how to sink a descent Japanese ship.

[alonydarkness]

you have to hire The Expendables, to kill these guys bastards

GOGO Bruce Willis

[thegearmusic]

pretty sure thats a bottle of goo they throw...not a knife

[DTofMN]

@info145 Do you even know how to be truthful?

The Australian case was a civil trial, not criminal. And the crew of the Japanese fleet weren't even the defendants. So unlike Paul Watson, the Japanese whalers are not felons.

[DTofMN]

@dealerofjustice I don't ignore them. I show their claims are wrong and they show that they refuse to even look at the facts.

[info145]

"JAPANESE WHALERS HAVE OUTSTANDING WARRANTS FOR THEIR ARREST. SEA SHEPHERD CLEARED. Japanese Whalers say they fear being arrested if caught. The crew of the Japanese Fleet have been convicted in Australian Federal court. However, they have fled from conviction & have failed to surrender. If any japanese whalers set foot in Australia, they are are subject to warrants for arrest. The Whalers fled and sailed back to Tokyo and are now felony fugitives from justice." worldnewsnetwork.posterous. com

[info145]

@dealerofjustice

He has no choice but to.

Since he can't compete in debate :-)

[dealerofjustice]

@DTofMN just ignore info and hizzleyo

[DTofMN]

@info145 Please provide proof that the majority of the world agrees with the SSCS.

Because the majority of the world doesn't even care enough to join the IWC. If the majority supported the SSCS and joined the IWC then they could close the loophole that Japan uses. The fact that this hasn't happened points to your claim being false.