Sea Shepherd, Steve Irwin Almost collides with Nisshin Maru

A battle erupted between the Sea Shepherd ships Bob Barker and Steve Irwin and the Japanese whaling fleet when the whalers ignored a warning from Sea Shepherd to not reenter the Southern Ocean Sanctuary.

The Japanese fleet was escorted out of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary at 1530 Hours on Tuesday, February 9th. They left the Sanctuary at 60 Degrees South and 76 Degrees and 36 Minutes East.

The fleet fled north on a course of 310 Degrees to the position of 57 Degrees 14 Minutes South and 69 Degrees 6 minutes East and then turned back one hundred and eighty degrees and headed back towards the Sanctuary on a course of 230 at 1700 Hours on February 10th.

At 1650 on Thursday, February 11th the Japanese fleet reentered the Whale Sanctuary at 60 Degrees South and 62 Degrees East.

As the Japanese fleet reentered the Whale Sanctuary, the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin pulled up alongside the Nisshin Maru to deliver a message by loudspeaker in Japanese warning them not to enter the Whale Sanctuary. The Nisshin Maru responded with water cannon and LRAD fire. The Steve Irwin returned water cannon fire.

The Steve Irwin then attempted to launch a helicopter when the three harpoon vessels moved in with water cannons and LRADs blazing in an attempt to destroy the helicopter on the deck. The Bob Barker moved into position to block the harpoon vessels and the Steve Irwin was forced to fire warning flares in front of the harpoon vessels to force them to back off.

The six ships, four whaler and two conservation vessels, engaged for over five hours. There were many near misses but no collisions. There were no injuries.

A Sea Shepherd Delta launched from the Steve Irwin annoyed the harpoon vessels with rotten butter bomb attacks.

All ships have backed off and the convoy of whalers and anti-whalers continues in a Southwestern direction into the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

Tomorrow marks a full week that not a whale has been killed, said Captain Paul Watson. Our goal now is to make it two weeks and then three weeks. We will not tolerate the death of a single whale. If they attempt to kill and transfer a whale to the Nisshin Maru there will be inevitable collisions, because we will neither move out of harms way nor cease blocking the slipway. That I can promise.

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[monokhem]

@taylor1hp Really? I'm stupid because you called me stupid and couldn't even avoid screwing that up? Just because you don't have doubts doesn't mean you are right, it means you are stubborn.

You sound like George Bush calling everything you don't like "terrorism". Your in great company there half wit.

[taylor1hp]

@monokhem Your the fucking idiot learn to use internetz language fool. This is terrorism no doubt about it and stop being a fucking fan boy of the show because you dont know what your talking about.

[monokhem]

@taylor1hp Keep being wrong. I love that you couldn't get "You're" right as you were calling me a moron. If you get tired of looking like a fool, I suggest reading more, and spouting whatever pops off of your (correct usage) head less.

[taylor1hp]

@monokhem Your the most moronic person in the world anyone with a brain bigger than an ant would understand that this relates to terrorism.

[monokhem]

@taylor1hp Calling me an idiot while you display your complete lack of understanding of the term terrorism only compounds your foolishness.

[taylor1hp]

@monokhem Have you watched the show?! Did you not see when the Japanese whaling fleet crashed into the Ady Gill and completely destroyed it? Tell me that didnt put fear into the eyes of the people on that ship you idiot. Prop valor's and harassment by throwing things at other ships is and can turn into fear, tell me people that volunteer to go on the sea shepherd and stand up for what they believe in arnt scared. Yes you know the definition of terrorism but you never analyzed what ur watchn

[monokhem]

@taylor1hp Terrorism is meant to cause fear. This directly blocks the Japanese from illeagle whaling.

Terrorism is criminal. This is happening in Australia's water and they don't have a problem with it.

Terrorists kill people, the sea shepherds don't.

You should have found out what terrorism meant before you asked the question.

[taylor1hp]

I don't understand how this is not considered terrorism

[eckyspondoolie]

@blordenstien Um... unless you've been in outer space for 5 years.... Steve Irwin is the name of the SSCS Boat. the real Steve Irwin is dead. Also you can't spell Shepherd correctly. But then again people who talk shit are ignorant usually. LOL

[Segrare]

@blordenstien And what have you ever done in life?

If whaling was done in moderation and for a real cause, the world would think of it differently. But whales are endangered and are being killed for food. The Sea Shepherd group are just doing what they think is right.