Sea Shepherd Relocates the Japanese Whaling Fleet

[Annces]

Saturday, January 31, 2009

After almost a week of battling dense fog and heavy winds and swells the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship Steve Irwin has once more found the Japanese whaling fleet.

The fleet was located at 0930 Hours at the position of 67 Degrees 18 Minutes South and 163 Degrees 52 Minutes West.

"We are 7 miles from the fleet and approaching. We see the Nisshin Maru and two harpoon vessels the Yushin Maru #1 and the Yushin Maru #2," said Captain Paul Watson. "They appear to be whaling and are not moving. If we don't catch up with them before they begin to move, we are close enough now that we will not lose the Nisshin Maru."

There is a lot of loose ice and moderate patches of fog. The winds are at forty knots which means the helicopter cannot be deployed.

The Steve Irwin is now in close pursuit of the Japanese whaling fleet.

http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-090131-1.html

Hurray!

[I Have A Dream]

1. Way to go, Sea Shepherd! These people are my heroes!

:bounce:

[Kittycat]

2. When they can - they should use the copter to...

Drop that stinky butter and other stuff on the deck. Direct hits in open hulls and such, so it gets below.

[InvisibleTouch]

3. K & R! n/t

[GliderGuider]

4. Kudos to the direct action community.

Sometimes the situation calls for some of us us to stop signing petitions and actually do things. My hat's off to Watson and his crew.