Monday, February 09, 2009
Ten Reasons that Operation Musashi Has Been a Success
1 .The Japanese whaling fleet was located very quickly in the campaign, the earliest ever that the fleet has been intercepted. The fleet was also relocated very quickly on the 2nd Leg of the campaign.
2. The Steve Irwin pursued the Japanese whaling fleet for over 2000 miles between December 18th and January 7th disrupting their whaling operations for 19 days. The Steve Irwin returned and relocated the whaling fleet shutting down operations of the fleet for an additional 8 days. We can claim 27 days that we physically prevented the whalers from killing whales. This means many less whales killed and more whaling profits lost. The whaling fleet will not meet its quota for the fourth year in a row.
3. The Yushin Maru No.2 suffered ice damage to its propeller while being pursued by the Steve Irwin. This took the harpoon vessel out of operation between December 20th and February 5th, for a total of 46 days. This will also reduce the number of whales killed and will cause a further loss of illicit profits for the whaling industry.
4. The Yushin Maru No.2 was refused permission to do repairs by Indonesia, a significant embarrassment to Japan.
5. Australia refused to agree to Japan's request that the Steve Irwin be denied permission to refuel in an Australia port. This was extremely embarrassing for Japan to be denied this request and demonstrated an error in diplomatic judgment. Nations should never make public demands unless they know they will be met.
6. The Japanese whaling industry spent a small fortune rigging their ships with anti-boarding devices, covering their ships with netting and installing long range acoustical weapons. In addition they spent money on fuel while under pursuit and repairs to the Yushin Maru No.2. They also spent a great deal of money to charter the Taiyo Maru No.38 to transport a special security force. This ship had to deliver three injured crewmembers to Fiji (they were injured during normal whaling operations, not by any of Sea Shepherd's actions), and because of this diversion the Steve Irwin was able to relocate the fleet and intervene before the security force could return.
7. Sea Shepherd crewmembers engaged the entire Japanese fleet in a dramatic two day confrontation that demonstrated the determination and the resolve of the entire crew to intervene against illegal Japanese whaling operations. The reaction to this year's campaign by the Japanese whalers was a revelation of their frustration and desperation by physically and violently attacking the Sea Shepherd crew.
8. The campaign received wide international media coverage, once again exposing Japan's continued illegal whaling activities. The campaign received coverage in Japan and has contributed to the growing controversy in Japan over Southern Ocean whaling.
9. Over a thousand hours of video was recorded for the 2nd Season of Whale Wars by Animal Planet. This program has angered the Japanese whaling industry more than anything else we have done. With Whale Wars we are reaching millions of people around the world to expose illegal Japanese activities. The first season of Whale Wars was a hit and the 2nd season will be even bigger.
10. Not a single Japanese whaler was injured and the crew of the Sea Shepherd suffered only very minor injuries. Our record of never injuring our opposition remains unblemished. We made the decision to withdraw in the face of escalating violence by the whalers because we could not control the situation with one ship against four vessels, three of which had greater speed and maneuverability.
http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-090209-1.html
Hurt Japanese whalers evacuated http://www.theage.com.au/national/hurt-japanese-whalers-evacuated-20090126-7q...
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I love how half these videos have comments disabled.
dinosaurus1337 5 months ago
@JurisArcane stoping slavery took several wars , and more lifes then you could imagen , don't compare whale wars with that.....Ever.
sander4211 6 months ago
@Schlabberchen1
That's what I said... let's figure out just what species they are, how many there are left, and sell their meat in the open markets. We could make billions. Hell, that's my kinda research!
JurisArcane 11 months ago
@nilesrock024
Exactly. That's what separates those who "feel it's wrong and say something"...from those who "know it's wrong, and do something". Democracy (when it is in it's true form, not the distorted capitalist owned democracy), was brought about by doers. Rights for the poor, women, and minorities to vote, was brought about by doers. Slavery was ended, by doers. These cold-blooded whaling operations, will one day be shut down by doers. You can count on it my friend :)
JurisArcane 11 months ago
One should start harpooning Japs for research purposes!
Schlabberchen1 1 year ago
the idiots have never accomplished anything, let alone a success.
drkuroneko 1 year ago
@Chris153758 Do you know how much a ships costs? I'm pretty sure it's pretty much.
wannatouchmyballsDKz 1 year ago
@nilesrock024 While I agree that killing whales is evil, I don't think that getting the entire SSCS organization arrested and thrown in prison is the solution. Then the whalers would just get a new ship, and a new crew, and start whaling again, without interference from anybody.
If you feel so strongly about it, then go and do it yourself...
Chris153758 1 year ago
@nilesrock024 What color are the skies in the world that you live in?
I think that Hollywood has rotted your brain....
Chris153758 1 year ago
@theairplanedude: There is a firm line in the sand between being a protester, waving a sign and shouting at someone doing something you believe is wrong, and being a fucking activist, going out and STOPPING the people doing the wrong - whatever it takes, no matter how bad things get for you personally.
This whaling shit - its evil. EVIL.
In a murdering babies, torturing small animals and raping women kind of way - pure, unquestionable, its-just-wrong EVIL.
It has to be stopped.
nilesrock024 1 year ago