Whale Wars - Page 9

Mr Bethune, who was skipper of the conservation boat the Ady Gil, which sank after colliding with a Japanese whaling ship in January, jumped onboard the Shonan Maru 2 and attempted to present its skipper with a $3-million damages bill.

On March 13 2010 08:29 sMi.MeOw wrote:
And now our PM John Key has cowered down to Japan leaving Kevin Rudd the Australian PM alone in the claim of taking Japan to world court over whaling...

Which is definitely not in line with the general Kiwi persona of green, environmental friendly, etc etc. We are probably the only nation to refuse American warships to dock due to their nuclear reactors. NZ has no tolerance towards anything non-green...we even left ANZAC (Military alliance between USA/Aus/NZ) because of it. Also if you wish to know about the general view over here I suggest you google up "Rainbow Warrior" incident.

Personally, I disagree with whaling for commercial purposes under the false pretense of scientific research. However, Sea Shepherd's methods are retarded and can't be justified in any way. I'm just glad the Japanese were somewhat rational in the situation and didn't shoot a harpoon at them.

On February 15 2010 14:53 Gumbo wrote:
FUCK YOU WHALEEEEEEE AND FUCK YOU DOLPHEEENNN


The only good thing that came out of these guys is that south park made fun of them.

In international waters, you cannot kill people, nor can you whale

User was banned for being unbelievably retarded

Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson reacted angrily to the arrest, calling Mr Bethune the “first prisoner of war to be taken back to Japan since World War II”.

“The Japanese vessel destroyed a $2 million-dollar boat and almost killed him [Bethune] and his crew. Then they arrest him, even though he came knocking on their door. I find that interesting.”

Japan’s Fisheries Agency, which is responsible for Japan’s whaling programme, is refusing to discuss the case with the media. Speaking anonymously, one official said he hoped Mr Bethune is prosecuted. “His group is a danger to crews on the high seas, and they continuously attack our legal hunt in the southern oceans.”

Japan has grown increasingly frustrated with the activities of Sea Shepherd, which harasses its Antarctic whaling fleet every year in a bid to stop the cull. Last month Mr Watson warned that the latest confrontation and the Ady Gil sinking had turned the annual confrontation into a “real whale war”.

On May 27 2010 14:14 Endymion wrote:
it'll be funny when the Japanese order a destroyer to tail this ship to keep watch for any illegal activity, good bye interesting television!