Japanese Whaling Vessel sinks Sea Shepard Vessel in Southern Ocean

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Comment by Dan Vitale on January 12, 2010 at 9:42pm

Its true that the conservation vessel was to starboard of the whaling vessel. But the whaling vessel is larger and less maneuverable, and may have been engaged in fishing. Chances are the Sea Shepard was harrassing the working vessel and possibly, purposely stood in the way. I've seen other videos of Greenpeace ramming smaller fishing boats. The protesting of illegal or otherwise whaling should be done through appropriate channels and not recklessly place lives and property in danger.

Comment by Pat Daly on January 10, 2010 at 12:04am

The Japanese Whalers are killing 1,200 protected whales in an internationa whaling sanctuary. And, the japanese harpoon ship with "research" painted on it's side purposely altered course and attempted to kill the crew of this internationally flagged conservation vessel. In addition;
- A. by maratime law the conservation ship had the right of way
- B. The illegal Japanese Whaling ship did not acknowledge or come to the aide of the ship they rammed in the remote and deadly southern ocean. This huge breach of maratime law and lack of humane response by the Japanes must bring much shame, and hopefully a huge law suite, to the Japanese people and their rogue whalers.

Peter Garrette, the Enviornmental Minister if Australia is a pure shit. He ran on a ticket to stop all whaling and is now in the pocket of the Japanese... possibly due to illegal contributions to him and his pocketbook.

The Japanese whaling ships must be required to immediately stop whaling and return to port to face charges and allow thorough investigation before they endanger other mariners.... to say noting of the protected whales, that they are attempting to kill.

Note that 95% of the Japanes people do not eat whale meat, 75% of the Japanese people are strongly against whaling, but the Japanes government continues to strongly substadize this unprofitable and brutal industry; many Japanese government people "retire" to the oversight committee with high paying jobs... and the whales die.

Seaknots readers. If you have ever enjoyed the sight of the world's larges and sentient beings, whales, you must take action. Email the president, email your congressman, email the idiots in washingon who are our "respresentatives" to the International Whaling Commission (they hide their e-mail addresses so anyone who can unearth them please post here) and email the Japanes emporer and Japan's US ambassadors... who are very sensative to this issue before the rogue Japanese Whalers kill someone and try and blame it on others... their usual scheme. They are arragant and need to be brought in check.

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