The eco-theater on the high seas is beginning once again this year:
THE captain of the Sea Shepherd group’s anti-whaling ship says he is confident he will be able to locate a Japanese whaling fleet, despite a Japanese security vessel chasing and harassing him and his crew.
Paul Watson, captain of the Steve Irwin, says the Shonan Maru 2 had been harassing his ship in Antarctic waters for almost a fortnight while it attempted to prevent his crew from pursuing the Japanese whaling fleet.
The Ady Gil, a 24m trimaran speedboat belonging to the Sea Shepherd, met up with the Steve Irwin today and circled the Shonan Maru 2 to create a diversion and help the Steve Irwin to lose the Japanese ship.
The Steve Irwin then managed to steam ahead of the Shonan Maru 2 by 12 nautical miles but the security vessel eventually caught up.
Mr Watson says his crew will return to Hobart for fuel, then continue their pursuit of the Japanese whaling fleet. [AAP]
I thought the Australian government denied Watson’s visa application? I can’t stand Paul Watson for a variety of reasons. I think however that South Park depicts Sea Shepherd the best.
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