SSCS Operation Musashi Update

At 0500 Hours Sydney, Australia time on February 4th, the three harpoon vessels of the Japanese whaling fleet literally attacked the Steve Irwin.

The Yushin Maru #2 has rejoined the fleet after leaving the area on December 20th with propeller damage. All three harpoon ships moved in to flank the Steve Irwin as the Sea Shepherd ship continued to chase the factory ship Nisshin Maru.

The Yushin Maru #2 initiated the attack by cutting dangerously close across the bow of the Steve Irwin from port to starboard in seas that were far from calm. The other two harpoon vessels Yushin Maru #1 and Yushin Maru #3 made the same dangerous maneuvers

The movements of the Japanese vessels are especially dangerous in the choppy seas and dense fog conditions.

"It has given us some very dramatic footage for the next season of Whale Wars," said Captain Paul Watson. "But if their intention was to intimidate us, it did not work. When it comes to playing chicken on the high seas, we have much more experience than the whalers."

Today is day four of the Steve Irwin's pursuit of the Japanese whaling fleet and four days in which not a single whale has been killed.

"The crew is feeling very good, very happy and we are all enthusiastic about keeping the whales safe for as long as we can," said Amber Paarman of South Africa.

The whaling fleet is crisscrossing the Ross Sea erratically. The whalers appear to becoming increasingly frustrated and angry that Sea Shepherd has shut down their whaling operations.

http://worldagainstwhaling.webs.com/

http://www.seashepherd.org/

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[azndarkmage]

LOL warning warning if you F with SSCS we will destroy your tiny island

[USNavySEALSWCC]

@CrazyChitTV Im pretty sure if japan kills some innocent civilians, the US will drop another bomb on your asses.

[USNavySEALSWCC]

@CrazyChitTV And then the US, Australian, Sweden navy pwns the japs?

[freubel]

The problem is not the Japane$e Whaling fleet, its the whale eating japanese idiots. But the world does not fort get this horror act !

[antichrist7922]

greetings from Japan. I dont support whaling so much,but I dont believe SS is justice.

In a matter of fact I think the SS are a bunch of low lifes manipulated by Paul Fatson.

The area isnt Aus territory,didnt see any military weapons,and acknoledge the fact that there are a lot of other countries that are whaling.its all money.

[hockeysaint23]

Well at least the sea shepherds are making a dif, they are making it hell for these people to go whaling. Well done guys keep it up

[Blender2go]

The stupid people are killing innocent animals that didn't do anything to them!!! It's just heart breaking to see these whales getting killed!!! Go Whale Wars!!! Save the whales!!!!

[SSCSVideo]

@Shakeandbake4321 because everyone has to be close to the mothership, nissin maru, or else the meat will rutten

[Shakeandbake4321]

why don't they just run in different detractions ?

[regiscake]

I would be intensely surprised if anyone commenting here has ever bothered to research the whale industry in Japan.

It's subsidised by the Japanese government. I'll explain that...

It is not a profitable industry. It operates at a loss that the government has to pay for.

I don't support whaling in the slightest but the Sea Shepherd and it's band of morons are making the problem worse. They turn other legitimate avenues of protest into a farce because everyone is compared to these idiots.