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Whalers Sink Activist Boat

Crew safe after Ady Gil rammed by Japanese in Antarctica

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 6, 2010 2:15 AM CST

(Newser) – An activist boat operated by the Sea Shepherd conservationist group has sunk off Antarctica after a clash with Japanese whalers. All six crew members were saved after the Ady Gil high-tech speedboat was sliced in half by the Japanese ship Shonan Maru, the Times of London reports. The boat was idling when it was rammed by the Japanese vessel, according to spokesmen for Sea Shepherd, which uses confrontational tactics to harass whaling ships.

Activists of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society aboard the Ady Gil prepare to fire a projectile launcher during an encounter with a Japanese whaling ship.
Activists of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society aboard the Ady Gil prepare to fire a projectile launcher during an encounter with a Japanese whaling ship.   (AP Photo/Institute of Cetacean Research)
An activist of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society aboard the Ady Gil aims a laser beam while another activist films with a video camera during an encounter with a Japanese whaling ship.
An activist of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society aboard the Ady Gil aims a laser beam while another activist films with a video camera during an encounter with a Japanese whaling ship.   (AP Photo/Institute of Cetacean Research)
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YetAnotherCollegeKid
Feb 6, 2010 7:21 AM CST
Anyone who has ever been on a ship knows they don't corner or brake real well. You would think a bunch of guys who live on a ship would know that, which puts this squarely in the 'idiots creating drama' category.
kROCK91
Jan 7, 2010 7:55 AM CST
bromius,the population of Minsk whales is certainly not in the millions, more like in the low hundreds of thousands. Considering that Japanese whalers are disproportionately killing pregnant whales (they are often slower), the higher birthing rate isn't doing much for the whales. Some traditions should be stopped, regardless of what nation. The fact is that not even the Japanese people like whale meat- it's even been given away free in some places.
kokuaguy
Jan 7, 2010 7:51 AM CST

 
Antarctica • Sea Shepherd Conservation Society • whaling • whaler • anti-whaling activists • Ady Gil • Shonan Maru 2

 
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