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Cowardly Whalers Running Scared Out of the Whale Sanctuary
Published on Jan 14, 2008 - 7:23:35 AM
By: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
The Japanese whaling fleet is running scared with both the Greenpeace ship Esperanza and the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin on their tail.
The Japanese factory ship the Nisshin Maru is heading Northwest around 58 Degrees South and 67 Degrees East about 360 miles southwest of Heard Island. The harpoon vessels are scattered with only one, the Yushin Maru in close proximity to the Nisshin Maru.
The whaling fleet is running and has covered over 400 miles in the last 36 hours. They are heading out of the Whale Sanctuary hoping to shake their pursuers in heavier weather.
"I have no doubt about who they are running from," said Captain Paul Watson onboard the Steve Irwin. They know we're not trying to catch them to take their picture."
The Esperanza has the Nisshin Maru in sight. The Steve Irwin is in full pursuit and gaining on the position of the Esperanza and the Japanese factory ship.
"These cowards come down here and slaughter defenseless innocent whales but they run scared at the first hint of retaliation. So much for the samurai spirit, these craven whalers are an embarrassment to their nation," said Captain Watson.
"As long as the Japanese whalers are running, they will not be killing whales. If they stop to kill whales, we will catch up with them," said Steve Irwin's 2nd Officer Peter Hammarstedt of Sweden. "And when we do catch them, we won't be sitting down to tea with them - we intend to make this a season for them to remember."
The Steve Irwin with a crew of 34 has fuel resources to pursue the Japanese whalers for another 30 days.
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Comments
Alexander Hayes
25 Jun 2008, 21:58
I do not understand how killing humans can possibly be a viable solution to
whaling. Every fair government around the globe guarantees its citizens the
right to a fair trial before carrying out a sentence. I must concede that i
do not know the death tolls of these incidents yet, (nobody seems to care)
but I'm certain that when you sink a ship around Antarctica, there are
bound to be casualties. This Paul Watson guy is sentencing these people to
destruction of property and even death without the right of a fair trial.
These inhuman acts of cruelty MUST be stopped. There are different ways to
end illegal whaling, killing people should not even be considered.
Darren Rutherford
16 Jan 2008, 06:18
I for one totally agree with Captain Paul Watsons comments on the World
News tonight. Why do the Australian Authorities chase the poorer fishing
fleets away,detain the crews,and confiscate and then destroy the
vessels,while they do nothing about these so called research vessels
tresspassing on our wildlife sanctuarys murdering these huge beautiful
creatures that are doing what they do.LIVE.This has been happening for far
to long and it has to stop.I wonder what the Japanese would think if we
were to send in Wildlife Researchers and started "researching" their native
animals.Please, i do want my grandchildren to know what a whale is before
they are destroyed.
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