Japanese Factory Ship Stopped Dead in the Water The Nisshin Maru re-entered the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary this morning. The Steve Irwin warned them in Japanese that they were illegally entering a whale Sanctuary

Sea Shepherd Has Shut Down Illegal Japanese Whaling Steve Irwin Joins Pursuit of Nisshin Maru Position:  63 Degrees 43 Minutes South   81 Degrees 26 Minutes East The Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin joined the Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker this morning at 0700 Hours (Sydney time). Both Sea Shepherd ships are now on the tail of the Japanese factory ship Nisshin Maru . The Japanese fleet was running fast to the Northeast not knowing that the Steve Irwin was on a course of Southwest coming directly for them.

Bob Barker Rammed by Illegal Whaler At 1209 PM Fremantle, Australia time, the Yushin Maru 3 intentionally rammed the Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker , penetrating it’s hull and endangering the lives of it¹s crew. The collision occurred at 65 degrees 21 South, 67 degrees 58 East, about 180 miles off Cape Darnley in the Australian Antarctic Territory