Antarctic Campaign Report – Success Defending Whales! Ships are expendable, endangered whales species are not 2009-2010 Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign: Operation Waltzing Matilda After three long weary and dramatic months upon the most remote and hostile seas in the world, the Sea Shepherd ships Steve Irwin and Bob Barker were welcomed by crowds of cheering supporters in the port of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, on Saturday, March 6 th , 2010.
Captain Pete Bethune Boards Shonan Maru 2 to Arrest Japanese Skipper credit JoAnne McArthur / Sea Shepherd At 0629 Hours (Perth Time), New Zealand Captain Pete Bethune of the recently sunk Sea Shepherd vessel Ady Gil breached the Japanese government security ship Shonan Maru 2 and successfully boarded the vessel under cover of darkness. His mission is to attempt a citizen’s arrest of the skipper of the Shonan Maru 2 for the destruction of the Ady Gil and attempted murder of the six Ady Gil crewmembers
The Busy Little Japanese Kiwi Office of Absurd Propaganda After suffering the total loss of our ship the Ady Gil , Glen Inwood, the public relations mouthpiece for the Japanese whaling industry, issued a very bizarre media release. Inwood accuses Sea Shepherd of lying about the Ady Gil sinking.
Sea Shepherd’s Steve Irwin Crew Return to the Battle The Steve Irwin was able to slip into Hobart, Tasmania and out again within 60 hours. During that time, it took on a full load of fuel, provisions, and supplies and was able to service bridge electronics and communications gear
Sea Shepherd Offers a Day of Truce to Japan for Christmas Captain Paul Watson today sent a message to the Captain and crew of the Shonan Maru No. 2 wishing them and their families a Merry Christmas: “ Shonan Maru No. 2, Shonan Maru No
Ady Gil Arrives in Antarctica The Sea Shepherd vessels Ady Gil and the Steve Irwin met on the high seas at 0030 Hours on Wednesday, December 23rd. The Japanese security vessel, Shonan Maru No. 2, was seven miles astern of the Steve Irwin and was unable to see the Ady Gil approach
Water Cannon Battle In Frigid Seas Report from Captain Paul Watson From the Steve Irwin 1445 Hours December 22nd, 2009 61 Degrees 59 Minutes South 148 Degrees 47 Minutes East The Japanese harpoon vessel Shonan Maru No. 2 is engaging in some very bizarre activities. At 1300 Hours, the Japanese vessel moved in with water cannons blazing.
Whalers and Whale Defenders Clash for the First Time This Season The first clash between whalers and whale defenders took place on December 14 th when the Steve Irwin and the Shonan Maru #2 exchanged shots with their water cannons.
Sea Shepherd Picks Up a Japanese Tail En Route to Antarctica From the Steve Irwin at 1330 Melbourne, Australia time, (1830 PST) December 10th, 2009 Three days into the voyage of the Steve Irwin and the Sea Shepherd crew have picked up a Japanese tail. One of the harpoon vessels was waiting outside the Australian 200 mile limit to pick up the departing Steve Irwin . Earlier in the morning an unidentified aircraft circled the Steve Irwin
