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Austrailian Whale Hunt Protest ship attacked Japanese vessel and was sunk

"sea shepherd" vessel "ady gil" shot green laser and stink bombs at Japanese vessels..green laser can cause permanent eye damage and is forbidden in any warfare. It later sped into the Japanese ship Shonan Maru 2 and was sunk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Rs-GV7Mvg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbuq0YEIPNU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gATb...eature=channel

Sea Shepard is actually Canadian.

And Ady Gil is actually New Zealand.

i dont understand your description, it looked like the astrailian was sunk instead of japanese vessel ??

they fucking deserved it
you can see that the adi gil moving into the way of the whaling ship

and the hosing of the crew after is icing on the cake :rofl:

[QUOTE=Jingwu3;6757797.green lasers can cause permanent eye damage is forbidded in any warfare.[/QUOTE]

interesting. isn't the whole point of going to war to eliminate your enemy?

i should go try whale sashimi before they go extinct

sea sheperd was a US organization, and ady gil was new zealand, you are right.

and ady gil was sunk.

what's the purpose of spraying water ?? anyone school me ?

i believe cultures have a right to farm whatever animal they need...IN MODERATION.

but seriously, these protesters piss me off, they deserve what they got.

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Originally Posted by tiger_handheld (Post 6757816)

interesting. isn't the whole point of going to war to eliminate your enemy?

yeah, but they're hippies trying to save some whales

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Originally Posted by Greenstoner (Post 6757824)

what's the purpose of spraying water ?? anyone school me ?

to get them to fuck off basically

That batmobile boat was sick!

Looking forward to the next season of Whale Wars

Some info.

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The high-tech stealth boat Ady Gil was cut in half and sunk by a Japanese security vessel in Antarctic waters today, dramatically upping the stakes in the annual struggle between whalers and protesters.

Sea Shepherd group leader Paul Watson told Fairfax Media the $1.5 million Ady Gil was sinking, but its six-man crew had been rescued and was uninjured.

Earlier today, the fleet was contacted for the first time by the Ady Gil and Sea Shepherd's "secret" third vessel, the Bob Barker.
Where the collision occurred, according to Sea Shepherd.

Where the collision occurred, according to Sea Shepherd.

Captain Watson, aboard the Steve Irwin, said he was still 500 nautical miles from the scene.

"This seriously escalates the whole situation," Captain Watson said of the collision.

The ICR said the Ady Gil came "within collision distance" directly in front of the Nisshin Maru bow and repeatedly deployed a rope from its stern "to entangle the Japanese vessel's rudder and propeller".

The statement accused the activists of shining a laser device at the Nisshin Maru crew and launching acid-filled projectiles, one of which landed on the vessel's deck.

After broadcasting a warning message, the Nisshin Maru sprayed the Ady Gil with water cannons to prevent it from coming closer, the ICR said.

Captain Watson told Fairfax in November the Ady Gil would be used to intercept the whaling fleet's chaser boats.

"What I think we can do is latch onto at least one of the three harpoon vessels and keep them out of the picture," he said.

Looking more like Batman's spacecraft than a boat, the biodiesel-powered trimaran Ady Gil arrived at the Southern Ocean stand-off between Japanese whalers and activists yesterday.

It was reported this morning to be about 50 nautical miles away from the whaling fleet.

Japan's Fisheries Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu had earlier warned two security ships would be used to protect the whaling fleet, intervening when Sea Shepherd tried to block the transfer of harpooned whales to the factory ship Nisshin Maru.

Captain Watson this morning announced the existence of a secret third ship in the Sea Shepherd flotilla.

He said he was confident that with three ships, Sea Shepherd would be able to cause maximum disruption to the whaling, which has been underway for around a month.

Japanese whalers have stepped up security this year, sending spy flights from Australian airports to track protest ships.

The Hobart flights were paid for by Wellington-based Omeka Communications, air industry sources told Fairfax.

Omeka is a public relations firm retained by Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research. The Hobart flights carried Omeka's principal, Glenn Inwood, who is an institute spokesman, and another man, the sources said.

The operation started in December when the Steve Irwin left Fremantle to intercept the whaling fleet, which this year is targeting 935 minke whales and 50 fin whales.

WA pilots said surveillance flights continued out of Albany for some days, costing a ''truckload'' of money. Two men aboard the flights told locals they were ''looking for people who were looking for whales''.

The Rudd Government has repeatedly called for caution by both sides in the wilds of the Antarctic.

"We have reminded the masters of protest vessels of their obligations under international law to take all steps to ensure safety of life at sea, particularly in the inhospitable conditions of the Southern Ocean," Environment Minister Peter Garrett said recently.

"We are also passing the same message to the government of Japan."

FACTS ON THE ADY GIL

Top speed: 40 knots (74 kmh)
Cruising speed: 20 knots (37 km/h)
Range: Halfway around the world - 20,000 km
Cost: Estimated $1 million
Length: 24 metres
Weight: 16 tonnes
Construction: Carbon fibre foam sandwich with kevlar armour.

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Originally Posted by marcus32 (Post 6757825)

i believe cultures have a right to farm whatever animal they need...IN MODERATION.

but seriously, these protesters piss me off, they deserve what they got.

But do they really need to go half way around the world and risk there lives for food???

protesters deserved it. I think of them as school yard bullies

oh yeah, and BTW
"secret ship" is not so "secret" anymore is it?

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Originally Posted by Manic! (Post 6757863)

But do they really need to go half way around the world and risk there lives for food???

think of them as imbeciles, you see them everywhere

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Originally Posted by Manic! (Post 6757863)

But do they really need to go half way around the world and risk there lives for food???

These shouldn't even be food, they're whaling as "research" but still sell the meat as food in Japan.

People risk their lives halfway around the world every day for money. Nothing different here.

These boat names are funny - Bob Barker? Steve Irwin? :lol

the Japanese will sink those boats next lol

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Originally Posted by Gumby (Post 6757901)

These boat names are funny - Bob Barker? Steve Irwin? :lol

i think bob barker sponsored a few mill for that ship so they put his name on it

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Originally Posted by Greenstoner (Post 6757824)

what's the purpose of spraying water ?? anyone school me ?

the water cannon is used to try and keep the protestors off the boats
its the only non lethal way

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Originally Posted by Gumby (Post 6757901)

These boat names are funny - Bob Barker? Steve Irwin? :lol

the group aboard the steve irwin originates from aus, thus they named the ship steve irwin in memory of him.

that was fucking awesome, especially spraying the crew while literally driving through their 'batman' ship hahaha

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Originally Posted by Ikkaku (Post 6757939)

that was fucking awesome, especially spraying the crew while literally driving through their 'batman' ship hahaha

yeah man! cant agree more.

I say do not anger the Japanese..when they are nice they are the politest people in the world..but if you just keep on tooling with them you are fucked

Yeah they better be careful. Last time someone tried to cut off their supply of oil, they attacked pearl harbour.