Another Japanese whaling boat collides with Sea Shepherd boat

The Japanese Whale Reseach' Fleet is playing rougher and rougher...

ANOTHER collision has occurred between a Japanese whaling vessel and an anti-whaling Sea Shepherd vessel, this time its latest to enter the fray the Bob Barker.

The anti-whaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society said at 12.09pm today the Yushin Maru 3 intentionally rammed the Bob Barker penetrating its hull and endangering the lives of its crew.

No-one was injured.

Source.

This is the second 'ramming' incident this whaling season by the Japanese. Earlier this season, the rammed and sank the Ady Gil, a carbon composite trimaran on Jan. 6th of this year.

But with the exception of the TV show "Whale Wars", no one seems to give a damn that the Japanese are hunting these magnificent creatures to the brink of extinction. No attempt is made to bring sanctions on the Japanese, no big media outcry, nothing... just business as usual.

I don't know about any of you, but it just makes me SICK!

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But with the exception of the TV show "Whale Wars", no one seems to give a damn that the Japanese are hunting these magnificent creatures to the brink of extinction. No attempt is made to bring sanctions on the Japanese, no big media outcry, nothing... just business as usual.

Well... I mean... the whales started it.

Don't you know History!

I do care about whales, but the whole "Whale Wars" is a sham. South Park, sadly, makes the most sense in this whole issue.

Another factor to consider is the deteriorating relations between Australia and Japan over this issue. This issue has made frequent headlines in both countries over the last several years. Obviously each country portrays the other as the "bad guy" and themselves as the innocent.

It appears the Japanese are very defiant in their stance to continue this "research" of whales. It might seem like an exaggeration, but this could lead to small-scale military conflict if things continue to escalate. Let's hope it does not come to this and a compromise can be made.


[edit on 7/2/2010 by Dark Ghost]

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Maybe if the stupid idiots stopped getting in front of the whaling ships. They always do this and then claim that they were rammed....Ive had enough of this crap

And to Japan...leave the friggin whales alone...pleeeease

These "Sea Shepherds" are repeated liars. They do all the ramming, and a lot more.

Videos documenting all of their dangerous behavior can be found here:
icrwhale.org...
The second video from the top shows the Bob Barker pursuing and approaching dangerously close to the Nisshin Maru, inconsistent with their claim that,

"The Bob Barker did not move from its position,'' the society said.

their position being

actively blocking the slipway of the Nisshin Maru

the factory ship that the Yushin Maru 3 was attempting to offload its catch to.
The video corroborates further video evidence showing the Steve Irwin ramming the Nishinn Maru in an incident that has been denied by the Sea Shepherd's.

The Bob Barker, flying a Jolly Roger, and painted black, was "actively", "not moving" from its blocking position and got rammed by a whaling vessel? I think not.

Liars, and dangerous ones at that.

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So you have absolutely no problem with the Japanese whaling the various species into extinction??? You are defending those who are kiling whales in violation of international agreements under the guise of 'research'??? I just want to be sure here...

I don't give a rat's poopmaker whether or not the folks with Sea Shepard lied or not. GOOD FOR THEM! What the Japanese are doing is downright disgusting, and anyone who defends them in this case is a sorry excuse for a human being (please feel free to take that personally)!!!

I would be completely in favor of the U.S. Navy sinking all whaling ships on sight.

If you're an anarchist, a fascist, or an eco-terrorist [SNIP] who believes in zero compromise, just say so. Why pretend like there's a debate here, when you [SNIP] put people and whales on the same par.

You believe whales are people, and that whale hunting is equivalent to the Holocaust, or some such nonsense, so violent action against the "machines" of death is permissible, and a little collateral "human" death would be fine as long as the whales are saved. Saved for what, so you can feel better about being part of the human race you feel is so irredeemable and valueless that you play with lives of sailors like chattel in a political gesture?

That's all this crap is, worthless gesturing, an embrace of the militant aesthetic, re-branded as "ecological activism". Their appeal to emotion, to fervent action, to no compromise, disapproval of the "lazy and ignorant" masses that never take action when needed, and belief that you're acting in the higher interests of the World; they're just a bunch of fascist eco-commandos, getting their willies off on the power of jerking around with people's lives on the high seas, facing the unknown extremes of violent action, staring lustfully at the beauty of their big, black, pirate ship full of masked brigands tossing smoke grenades and acid bombs, throwing cables to snare propellers. They're every bit as in love with the violence as any patriotic soldier.

They don't give a [SNIP] about the whales, and too ignorant to figure it out for themselves. With no consequences, and people like you actually encouraging this, they won't.

[SNIP] the whales, really. Saving them now is like turning off the lights in a burning house. The whales will go, and so will we, and in a few million years, there won't be a single anybody around to give a [SNIP] about the whales or us. The planet has it all under control; we're just a nasty bug that won't last long.



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[edit on 2/10/2010 by AshleyD]

I spent my time in the navy and its against international maritime law to hazard vessels that are transferring cargo or fuel underway.

In this case The anti-whaling ship the Bob Barker was hazarding the one whaling ship as it transferred its cargo(the whale) to the other japanese ship.
"International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), it should nonetheless give way when faced with a larger vessel."

In this case the anti whaling ship also violated COLREGS Rule 15 states that "When two power-driven vessels are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other on her own starboard (right)side shall keep out of the way and shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid crossing ahead of the other vessel."
they also violated Rule 8 Navigation Act 1901
Navigation (Collision) Regulations 1983

Rule 8 States a vessel which by any of these rules is required not to impede the passage or safe passage of another vessel shall, when required by the circumstances of the case, take early action to allow sufficient sea room for the safe passage of the other vessel’.
www.maritime.nsw.gov.au...

You can check and you will find that every time the anti whaling ships try something like this the japanese whalers document there action on film.

One day one of these anti-whaling ships are going to enter japanese waters and the japanese government will board and seize the anti whaling ship and not release it. likely they will also arrest and convict the captain if he was involved in any of these actions. he will get a long prison term.

When i was in the US navy in 1971 some anti war group tried this with US navy ships off the calif coast.
The coast guard sent a helo out and saw the anti war groups boat hazarding the navy ships and gave the navy permission to board sieze and arrest the crew and boat of the anti war group.
The navy sent a navy seal team boarding party with weapons along with a coast guard officer to make the arrest.

The anti war groups lawyer tried to get this group off by claiming they were just protesting the war.
The federal judge was not impressed.
The group was jailed and the navy later used the boat for target practice.


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