Sea Shepherd Battles Japanese Whalers in the Ross Sea
ON BOARD THE STEVE IRWIN, February 6, 2009 (ENS) – The Sea Shepherd whale conservation ship Steve Irwin collided with the Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru No.2 this morning in the Ross Sea after spending five hours Thursday in a battle with the Japanese, who used a sonic weapon, fouling lines and their ships to [...]
Read More »Sea Shepherd Loses Japanese Whaler With Two Hostages
SOUTHERN OCEAN, January 16, 2008 (ENS) – The captain of the Sea Shepherd vessel the Steve Irwin says the location of a Japanese whaler with two Sea Shepherd hostages aboard is no longer known. “The vessel is no longer in sight or within radar range of the Steve Irwin,” Captain Paul Watson said today. Twenty-four [...]
Read More »Australian Court Orders Illegal Japanese Whale Hunt Stopped
SYDNEY, Australia, January 15, 2008 (ENS) – The Humane Society International today won a historic decision from the Australian Federal Court which the environmental group says could save hundreds of whales from Japanese harpoons. The court ruled that a Japanese whaling company is in breach of Australian law when it kills whales in the Australian [...]
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