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| Subject: Awww, Japanese whaling ship attacked us, whines the spastic Sea Shepherd Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:13 pm | |
| Japanese whalers trailing steel cables are said to have launched another attack on a Sea Shepherd vessel, forcing it away from the factory ship Nisshin Maru in the Antarctic
The conservationists said their ship, Bob Barker, was subjected to the night-time attack late on Sunday, after it had managed to steam within six nautical miles of the Nisshin Maru.
In the confrontation off Cape Adare in the Ross Sea, two harpoon ships crossed the bow of the Bob Barker a total of 33 times at close range trailing the cables in what Captain Peter Hammarstedt said was an attempt to disable the ship's propellor and rudder.
''I radioed the harpoon ships to let them know that our operations are completely lawful and that any aggressive action on their part would be reported to the Australian government and New Zealand Search and Rescue,'' Mr Hammarstedt said.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/japanese-whaling-ship-attacked-us-says-sea-shepherd-20140224-33b8v.html#ixzz2uC4pC634 |
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