2009 02 06 Confrontation with Japanese whaling fleet
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- From the Irony Desk: Defying an International whaling ban, Japan insists that harmless violence against boats is unforgivable, but whaling should be forgiven. Japanese officials criticized the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for an "unforgivable act of violence" after its anti-whaling vessel bumped a Japanese whaling ship while trying to prevent the whalers from hauling a recently harpooned whale aboard. The Japanese ship suffered a bent railing. No one was injured, except the slain whale. Steve Irwin Suffers Second Collision with the Japanese Fleet Operation Musashi Update from the Ross Sea February 6th, 2009, 1830 Hours (Sydney Time) 2330 Hours (PST) (February 5th) 75 Degrees 52 Minutes South and 165 Degrees 18 Minutes West At 1800 Hours the harpoon vessels Yushin Maru No. 1 and the Yushin Maru No.3 decided to run the Sea Shepherd blockade to transfer two dead whales to the flensing deck of the Nisshin Maru. The Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin was blocking the slipway to prevent the transfer in order to shut down the illegal Japanese whaling operations. As the Nisshin Maru attempted to hook onto the dead whale, the Steve Irwin and the Yushin Maru No.3 collided with the forward starboard side of the Steve Irwin and the port stern side of the harpoon vessel coming together. "We told them to not continue their illegal whaling operations and that we would be blocking the stern slipway of the factory ship," said Captain Paul Watson. "They decided to test our resolve and apparently expected us to retreat when they charged in ahead of us to make the transfer." Captain Watson said that the Steve Irwin became difficult to control under a barrage of metal objects, blasts from the water cannons, and the disorientation caused by the LRAD acoustic weapons that the whalers were using on the conservationists. "I was dazed by the sonic blasts being used on us at close range." said Captain Watson. "I have to admit it was difficult to concentrate with that devise being focused on us." "I've never felt anything quite like it," s
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