MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
“Ninja” patrol vessel joins the annual Antarctic dispute with Japanese whalers
The Sea Shepherd flagship ‘Steve Irwin’ was shadowed by a Japanese security vessel as it escorted the badly damaged Brigitte Bardot to Fremantle for repairs, the anti-whaling group says. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesI have to say Whale Wars is compelling viewing. The whalers are a bunch of w@#*ers but the Sea Shepherds are a bunch of idiots. Tune in if you enjoy watching incompetent fools try their luck on the high seas.
Jan 06th, 2012 - 01:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Trouble is that sooner or later if you try your luck against the sea you'll lose. And losing when you're that far away from land generally means you're fish food.
Jan 06th, 2012 - 07:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0hey we have a similar problem with british fishing ships ships in Islas Malvinas Argenting quite a coinsidence, I am sure Australia could set and example for Argentines to follow.
Jan 08th, 2012 - 03:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0Prat Hunter- many of the fishing vessels which are LEGALLY fishing in Falklands Islands waters are actually Spanish, who don't take kindly to boarding of their vessels, especially when this is in contradiction of UNCLOS rules.
Jan 09th, 2012 - 05:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Australians are setting a fine example of trying to pressure the Japanese to stop their farcical 'scientific' whale slaughter (while they have hundreds of tons of stored whale flesh stored in cold stores because the Japs don't want to eat this any more). Not sure what this has to do with legal fishing around the Falklands EEZ, as those vessels are commercially fishing, not trying to murder the whales.
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