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Bob Barker activists onboard a zodiac throw a smoke bomb on the Yushin Maru No. 2

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Bob Barker activists attack Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 2 The Yushin Maru No. 2 (YS2), a Japanese Antarctic whale research vessel was subjected to attack today by the Netherlands-registered vessel Bob Barker (BB). The attack started at about 1800JST and lasted until about 1840JST At about 1800JST two zodiac boats sent from the Bob Barker rapidly approached the Japanese vessel and the activists started hand-throwing at least two flash bangs and one smoke bomb toward the YS2. One of the flash bangs landed in the bow and the other two projectiles got entangled on the port-side protecting net of the Japanese vessel. Also, the activists put a hook and rope on the port-side handrail (where the protecting net is fixed) of the YS2. In addition, the zodiac activists deployed and dragged ropes aiming to entangle the propeller and rudder of the YS2. At about 1840JST one of the ropes being dragged by one of the zodiac boats entangled its own propeller and the zodiac became unnavigable. Seeing this, the other zodiac activists ceased their attack on the Japanese vessel. During the attack the Yushin Maru No. 2 broadcasted a warning message and made use of its water jet-pump as a preventive measure to make the activists desist from further approaching. The hook and rope attached by the activists to the YS2 handrail detached itself falling to the sea. The flash bang and the smoke bomb that got entangled to the port-side protecting net were burning for a while but fortunately the fire did not spread to the net itself. Neither injuries to the Japanese crew nor damage to the YS2 resulted from the activists' attack. Japan's research whaling in the Antarctic (JARPAII) is a perfectly legal activity carried out under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW). The Institute of Cetacean Research strongly condemns the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and its continued dangerous and violent actions against Japan's whale research vessels in the Antarctic. We call on all related countries including the Netherlands which is the Bob Barker flag state and Australia, the virtual home port of the SS vessels, to

Sea Shepherd engage with whale poachers in the southern ocean sanctuary

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Bob Barker Zodiac Deployed A Rope To Entangle The Yushin Maru # 2's Propellers

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Bob Barker activists attack Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 2 The Yushin Maru No. 2 (YS2), a Japanese Antarctic whale research vessel was subjected to attack today by the Netherlands-registered vessel Bob Barker (BB). The attack started at about 1800JST and lasted until about 1840JST At about 1800JST two zodiac boats sent from the Bob Barker rapidly approached the Japanese vessel and the activists started hand-throwing at least two flash bangs and one smoke bomb toward the YS2. One of the flash bangs landed in the bow and the other two projectiles got entangled on the port-side protecting net of the Japanese vessel. Also, the activists put a hook and rope on the port-side handrail (where the protecting net is fixed) of the YS2. In addition, the zodiac activists deployed and dragged ropes aiming to entangle the propeller and rudder of the YS2. At about 1840JST one of the ropes being dragged by one of the zodiac boats entangled its own propeller and the zodiac became unnavigable. Seeing this, the other zodiac activists ceased their attack on the Japanese vessel. During the attack the Yushin Maru No. 2 broadcasted a warning message and made use of its water jet-pump as a preventive measure to make the activists desist from further approaching. The hook and rope attached by the activists to the YS2 handrail detached itself falling to the sea. The flash bang and the smoke bomb that got entangled to the port-side protecting net were burning for a while but fortunately the fire did not spread to the net itself. Neither injuries to the Japanese crew nor damage to the YS2 resulted from the activists' attack. Japan's research whaling in the Antarctic (JARPAII) is a perfectly legal activity carried out under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW). The Institute of Cetacean Research strongly condemns the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and its continued dangerous and violent actions against Japan's whale research vessels in the Antarctic. We call on all related countries including the Netherlands which is the Bob Barker flag state and Australia, the virtual home port of the SS vessels, to

Bob Barker activists onboard a zodiac throw a Smoke Bomb on the Yushin Maru No. 2

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Bob Barker activists attack Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 2 The Yushin Maru No. 2 (YS2), a Japanese Antarctic whale research vessel was subjected to attack today by the Netherlands-registered vessel Bob Barker (BB). The attack started at about 1800JST and lasted until about 1840JST At about 1800JST two zodiac boats sent from the Bob Barker rapidly approached the Japanese vessel and the activists started hand-throwing at least two flash bangs and one smoke bomb toward the YS2. One of the flash bangs landed in the bow and the other two projectiles got entangled on the port-side protecting net of the Japanese vessel. Also, the activists put a hook and rope on the port-side handrail (where the protecting net is fixed) of the YS2. In addition, the zodiac activists deployed and dragged ropes aiming to entangle the propeller and rudder of the YS2. At about 1840JST one of the ropes being dragged by one of the zodiac boats entangled its own propeller and the zodiac became unnavigable. Seeing this, the other zodiac activists ceased their attack on the Japanese vessel. During the attack the Yushin Maru No. 2 broadcasted a warning message and made use of its water jet-pump as a preventive measure to make the activists desist from further approaching. The hook and rope attached by the activists to the YS2 handrail detached itself falling to the sea. The flash bang and the smoke bomb that got entangled to the port-side protecting net were burning for a while but fortunately the fire did not spread to the net itself. Neither injuries to the Japanese crew nor damage to the YS2 resulted from the activists' attack. Japan's research whaling in the Antarctic (JARPAII) is a perfectly legal activity carried out under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW). The Institute of Cetacean Research strongly condemns the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and its continued dangerous and violent actions against Japan's whale research vessels in the Antarctic. We call on all related countries including the Netherlands which is the Bob Barker flag state and Australia, the virtual home port of the SS vessels, to

Sea Shepherd Gojira Confrontaion 1-5-11

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Sea Shepherd's ships the Steve Irwin and the Gojira engaged in their second confrontation of the season when Sea Shepherd attempted to shake off the tail of a harpoon vessel on the evening of January 5th, 2011. This engagement took place on the International Date Line as the vessels crossed back and forth from Wednesday to Tuesday and back to Wednesday again. The Sea Shepherd ships have been pursuing the Japanese factory ship the Nisshin Maru for the past six days ever since finding the Japanese whaling fleet on December 31st, 2010. Since then, the two fleets have covered over a thousand miles as the whalers attempt to shake off the pursuing Sea Shepherd ships. As the Steve Irwin and the Bob Barker pursue the Nisshin Maru, harpoon vessel the Yushin Maru #2 is tailing the Steve Irwin, while the Yushin Maru #3 tails the Bob Barker. The situation is somewhat complicated because as the Sea Shepherd ships chase the Nisshin Maru, the harpoon vessels chase the Sea Shepherd ships to relay positions ahead to the Nisshin Maru so that the factory ship can avoid being caught. However, Sea Shepherd has the advantage of the high speed Gojira vessel to scout ahead and to continue in pursuit of the Nisshin Maru. What this also means is that two of the three harpoon vessels cannot whale because they are tailing the Sea Shepherd ships. The third harpoon vessels whereabouts is unknown but is presumed to be with the Nisshin Maru. If the Nisshin Maru stops and attempts to whale, the Gojira will catch up to them and will relay their position to the other two Sea Shepherd ships. Therefore, the two harpoon vessels have been neutralized as whalers, and the factory ship and the third harpoon vessel don't have much time to stop and look for whales with Godzilla breathing down their backsides. "What we have down here in the Southern Ocean are seven ships, four on their side and three on ours, engaged in a cat and mouse pursuit over thousands of miles of remote and dangerous seas," said Captain Paul Watson from the Steve Irwin. "We chase them. They chase us, but the important thing is that we are all running, wasting away the miles, and buying time for the whales. Every day they don't kill whales is a victory. We can sustain this running confrontation until the end of March, and the end of the whaling season if need be." The latest confrontation saw the Gojira attempting to slow down the Yushin Maru #2. The whalers responded with water cannons and Sea Shepherd retaliated with stink bombs.

Japan Whalers fight with Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Week One 2011.mp4

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The Japanese Whalers record the skirmishes / fight with Sea Shepherd Conservation Society during the first Week of engagement in the southern hemisphere January 1 - 6, 2011. Whale Wars continue... stay tuned to the World Animal awareness Society - http://www.WA2S.org for continuing updates The Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) is the global copyright holder of this footage shot between January 1 and January 6, 2011