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The Great Southern Ocean Whaling Ship Chase – Day Eight – The Chase Continues
Pouncing on the Slaughterhouse in the Frozen Southern Mist
February 23rd to March 2nd, 2008
Report from Captain Paul Watson
Onboard the Steve Irwin
Penetrating deep into the Southern Ocean we passed the 65 Degree South line and continued onwards. All the ship’s officers and crew were very much aware of the danger we were moving towards.
The weather is [...]
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Cold Case Keystone Cops Comedy Chase Continues
“Who are those guys.”
- Butch Cassidy to the Sundance Kid
The captain of the Fukuyoshi Maru No. 68 had only one job in the Southern Ocean this year. It was a rather easy gig really. Keep chasing Steve Irwin.
All he needs to do was take his big ugly stern trawler down to the coast of Antarctica [...]
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Sea Shepherd Aussie Crew Prepared to Be Taken as Prisoners to Japan
The Australian government has informed the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society that they are not prepared to provide any assistance if the Japanese whalers seize any crew from the whale conservation vessel Steve Irwin.
Japan has said that any crewmembers seized by their crews will be returned to Japan for prosecution for interfering with their [...]
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The Great Southern Ocean Whaling Ship Chase – Day Six – The Chase Continues
February 23rd to February 29th
Report from Captain Paul Watson
Onboard the Steve Irwin
Leap year gave us an extra day this month but despite that it looks like we have made it to the end of February without any whales killed for last six days.
We are chasing the Japanese in circles and there does not seem to [...]
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The Great Southern Ocean Chase – Day Five – The Chase Continues
Report from Captain Paul Watson
Onboard the Steve Irwin
The Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin almost caught up with the Japanese fleet in Vincennes Bay where they were attempting hunt whales. They did not make much progress. We were almost on them when they took off again – this time due North and after a hundred miles [...]
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The Japanese Whalers are On the Run Again
From aboard the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin
The Japanese whaling fleet is on the run again.
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship Steve Irwin re-located the Japanese whaling fleet at 0600 hours this morning, February 23, 2008.
A few hours earlier, the Steve Irwin had been side tracked when it [...]
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A Warrant to Intervene, Sea Shepherd Intends to Enforce the Australian Court Order
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship Steve Irwin is presently hunting criminals in the territorial waters of Australia along the coast of the Australian Antarctic Territory.
The Japanese fleet is in clear violation of an Australian Court order prohibiting whaling operations inside the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone.
The Court order was issued on January 15th, 2008 [...]
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Japanese Whalers On the Ropes Financially
Sea Shepherd’s continuous opposition to illegal Japanese whaling is bearing fruit. There is a limit to just how deep in debt the Japanese government is willing to go to continue to subsidize an industry that loses money and diminishes the prestige of Japan in the eyes of the world.
Last month, Sea Shepherd prevented the killing [...]
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Sea Shepherd Crew Anxious to Return to the Battle in the Southern Oceans
Captain Paul Watson and his crew of international volunteers are anxious to refuel, re-supply and complete repairs as soon as possible in order to return to the Southern Oceans.
News that the Japanese whaling fleet has resumed killing with the death of five whales today has been received with sadness, anger and a determined resolve to [...]
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STEVE IRWIN ENGAGES JAPANESE FACTORY SHIP NISHIIN MARU IN WHALE SANCTUARY