Operation Musashi - Sea Shepherd Tries to Prevent the Japanese Whaling Fleet from Whaling

The Japanese whalers managed to kill one whale this morning. To the Sea Shepherd crew this murder of this defenceless whale is as tragic as if they had lost one of their own.

The three harpoon boats had spread out over the night in an arc of fifteen miles. One of them returned to the Nisshin Maru with a whale in tow and quickly transferred it to the flensing deck. Within minutes, thick red blood could be seen pouring from the scupper holes on both sides of the ship into the sea.

The Sea Shepherd crew managed to deliver two bottles of rotten butter acid onto the decks to discourage the workers and to taint the whale meat. The whalers tossed chunks of bloody blubber back at the Sea Shepherd crew.

The Sea Shepherd crew were then forced to retreat by an assault from the Long Range Acoustic Weapon (LRAD) on the Nisshin Maru.

"We lost one today," said Captain Watson. "My crew is sad and they are angry. We did not see the kill but we saw the corpse and we saw the blood. It is difficult to cover the movements of three hunter killer boats and to stay on the tail of this floating abattoir but we are doing the best we can with the resources we have."

This is the sixth straight day that the Steve Irwin has been in pursuit of the Japanese whaling fleet as it heads further and further into Southern waters.

Captain Paul Watson may have to deploy his small boats at longer range to cover the movements of the harpoon ships.

"It is dangerous to send these boats over ten miles from the ship, but we cannot continue to stop them unless we do," said Captain Watson.

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[keionsegg]

holy shit we know your horn works know try the lights anoying japanese bastards

[X3freako]

those sons of bitches.i say send all the ships there and throw stink bombs and render the whale useless!

[J3Five]

The Sea Shepards need ballon launchers to fire their stink bombs.

[sorryimsogreat2]

I WANNA JOIN : C

[biggerthanyoupal]

Japanese whalers killing whales in WHALE SANCTUARIES in the southern artic waters. They call it scientific research but they are killing protected and endangered species.

Hiding behind scientific research, I don't know what you can learn about thousands of dead whales. Shooting them with grenade harpoons, waiting for them to drown in their own blood, slowly. And ripping them out of the sea and packing them up for open sale.

Over 1000/month are slaughtered on floating meatpacking plants.

[CB750k5]

Is it ironic or hypocritical of the Japanese Gov to kill whales when they were the first to push the global warming issue down everyone throats to save the oceans from evaporating and killing all sea life in the very same oceans? Can someone clarify or explain that to me?

[venturafor2012]

Sea Shepherd should send all of their ships down there all at once!!!

Sea Shepherd fleet vs Japanese Whaling fleet

[lymonguy2441]

please note that their bogus claim "research" is written in English not Japanese because they do not have to lie to their own people who know the truth they have to attempt to fool the international community. they say they are researching dietary and migration patterns, its hard to find already known about migration patterns from a dead whale. they only whale for the money, each whale sells for $500,000-$1,000,000 they just spew out known facts about the whales to try and fool us.

[filmgalapagos]

Bad Japanish

[Sharky2055]

That's the perfect time to toss one! I wish they'd do more of that and render the meat unsaleble. If the Japanese can't sell it then it'd no longer be profitiable to be out there. That's why I wish they'd do more of the stink bomb throwing. If Sea Sheperd gets too agrressive and esculates to the level of terrorism like the ALF, they'll lose alot of their support, including funding. I'm afraid Captain Paul might just kick it up to those notches. I love whales, but there's no excuse for terrorism