SSCS vessel Steve Irwin rams dangerously Japanese research ship Yushin Maru No3

This video provided by Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) shows the Dutch-flagged SSCS vessel Steve Irwin delibarately ramming the side of Japanese research ship Yushin Maru No3. This maneuver is terribly dangerous and could have caused the loss of human lives.

The research programme conducted by Japan in the Southern Ocean, which includes lethal sampling of whales as well as non-lethal components such as observation, is legal under the provisions of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (see article 8).
http://www.iwcoffice.org/commission/convention.htm

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, on the other hand, had its observer status at teh International Whaling Commission (IWC) revoked in 1986 following the sinking of whaling ships in Iceland.

http://www.iwcoffice.org/meetings/intersession08.htm
"STATEMENT ON SAFETY AT SEA

The Meeting recalled Commission resolution 2007-2 entitled Resolution on Safety at Sea and Protection of the Environment as well as resolution 2006-2 entitled Resolution on the Safety of Vessels engaged in Whaling and Whale Research-related Activities, both of which had been adopted by consensus by the Commission. It noted reports of dangerous actions by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in the Southern Ocean in recent months directed against Japanese vessels.

It called upon the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to refrain from dangerous actions that jeopardise safety at sea, and on vessels and crews concerned to exercise restraint. The meeting reiterated that the Commission and its Contracting Governments do not condone and in fact condemn any actions that are a risk to human life and property in relation to the activities of vessels at sea. It urged Contracting Governments to take actions, in accordance with relevant rules of international law and respective national laws and regulations, to cooperate to prevent and suppress actions that risk human life and property at sea and with respect to alleged offenders. The Meeting recalled that accreditation for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as an observer to the Commission had been denied since 1987 because of unacceptable behaviour and tactics. "

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[Iceboxgene]

Japanese I can let you take free shits from my toilet however I will not allow you to kill endangered species.

Who the fuck are you to breach live and let live.

Japanese instead of eating whales, go eat shit. If thats what your culture is.

[isanatori]

@Iceboxgene You don't seem to know much about Japanese culture. Yours seems to be about "talking shit", man. Antarctic minke whales aren't endangered. And they are tasty.

[mw2fan465]

@isanatori wy dont you just eat your family then

[isanatori]

@mw2fan465 What are you trying to say? That whales are human beings? Idiot.

[mw2fan465]

@isanatori so you like to eat something as beautiful as a wale and wy not at leest instead of holding a sighn saying were taking tissue samples wile everyoune can plainly see your buchering and processing them. idiot

[isanatori]

@mw2fan465 Man, you need to understand how subjective a judgment as "something as beautiful as a whale" can be. Or do you mean only what you consider ugly should be killed and eaten? As for the taking of sample tissues, it take places before the flensing of the whale body, but you're free to believe whatever you want, matey.

[sabbathian]

Equip Steve Irwine with torpedos and stop those Japanese fuckers once and for all!

[TeoZMuff313]

Nazi Terrorists = Steve Irwin crew

[MrBrookOMatic]

"Saving the whales" has always been a noble idea. But these Sea Shepard tactics go over the top for the rules of the sea and for respect of human life. For my money I think those Japanese ships should be retrofitted with several 5" gun mounts and send the Steve Irwin to a watery grave.

[TheTominator16]

wow that water gun seems to be doing some serious damage to the steve irwin boat, your lucky i dont report this... >:)

[Bermo03]

An eye for an eye. Ady Gil went down smoothly. :)

[cowofawesome]

@pokerace420 the ady gil was that close to the shonan maru because the japanese fleet was killing whales and selling them in little cans at the supermarket! and pete bethune is NOT RETARDED! hes just trying to keep whales out of extinction!