Japs at it again

fireball said:
And Greenpeace have the monopoly on "saving wildlife"?
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saw a TV prog only last week and apparently the Japs have thousands of tons of whale meat in frozen storage which they cannot shift as no one wants it anymore. Especially the young Japs. Maybe education is working and before long there will be no point in Whaling as there will be no market.
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The only thing Sea Shepard does is gain sympathy for the whalers. Think Icelandic Gunboats and UK Trawlers.
 
Dave_Seager said:
Although Sea Shepherd's spokesman claimed that Bob Barker was rammed by a japanese whaler the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI2C5TCuFMk tells a different story. From the video it is clear that Bob Barker was overtaking the japanese ship and then turned into her. Regardless of the issues about whaling, this is a clear breach of the IRPCS by Bob Barker which I find totally unacceptable.
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I tend to agree with you. That was a deliberate ramming followed by an attempt to turn into the stern and possibly disable the Japs rudder or propulsion. Frankly I deplore the so called "scientific"(sic) whaling but we should be taking on the Japanese government at a high level through the UN and yes even applying sanctions to them if they don't stop. Not engaging in piracy at sea. Of course we don't because there are too many vested political interests in not doing so and whales are not important are they......????
 
DavenHelen said:
The only thing Sea Shepard does is gain sympathy for the whalers. Think Icelandic Gunboats and UK Trawlers.
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Er ... not entirely ... as can be seen on this thread!!

What it has done is raise the profile of the Japanese Whaling activities - and I've not heard a peep out of Greenpeace on this for quite some time ...

The only way to raise awareness is to cause a stir - and that is exactly what Sea Shepard is doing - now, whether or not you agree with what they are doing, surely the plight of the whales is more important?

Just have a look at this harpooned whale ... and on deck is a man with a gun, shooting it, but it doesn't die straight away....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7elQYX-BBc

nice and humane ... eh? Would you like your dinner caught this way?
 
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DavenHelen said:
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The only thing Sea Shepard does is gain sympathy for the whalers. Think Icelandic Gunboats and UK Trawlers.
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Well in my opinion the whalers are a bunch of barbaric *******s who should be stopped by virtually any means. Sea Shepherd have my support. Without them would anyone hear about what's happening re Jap whaling? I doubt it.
 
That is horrific!

I won't say that the Japs shouldn't catch/eat dolphin or whale meat (although personally I don't think they should) - but they are putting the animals through so much needless pain & suffering...
 
KevB said:
conservationist or not is irrelevant. What these greenies are up to is just reckless and they deserve a good kicking in my opinion.
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Do the whales deserve 'a good kicking'?

When a supposedly intelligent species (humanity) has long since exceeded plague proportions in a shared habitat (the planet), it needs to tread ever so lightly - which is why, by and large, the developed world has come to recognise the importance and urgency of conservation.

Unfortunately, given the Japanese refusal to stop their insane slaughter for cultural reasons, and with Greenpeace's role in these matters very largely confined to lobbying and education, its no surprise that the ONLY reason we're now aware that this slaughter is continuing is due to the actions of Sea Shepherd.
 
I reckon the whole thing is a Japanese scam anyway, the more 'difficult' it is to hunt the wales, the more they can charge for whale sushi in Tokyo restaurants:D
 
I guess it beats working for a living........

Surprised the Japs are so restrained. A dark night, a RIB and some RPG's - f#ggin Somalis get everywhere :rolleyes:

If there lucks in, the Whale-a-sexualists :D can hitch a ride home with Flipper :p
 
Dave_Seager said:
Although Sea Shepherd's spokesman claimed that Bob Barker was rammed by a japanese whaler the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI2C5TCuFMk tells a different story. From the video it is clear that Bob Barker was overtaking the japanese ship and then turned into her. Regardless of the issues about whaling, this is a clear breach of the IRPCS by Bob Barker which I find totally unacceptable.
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Um, I think this is a bit of a red herring. The original post is about a collision involving the Bob Barker from 2 days ago, and your video shows the Steve Irwin and was posted 6 months ago.
 
robin_99 said:
Um, I think this is a bit of a red herring. The original post is about a collision involving the Bob Barker from 2 days ago, and your video shows the Steve Irwin and was posted 6 months ago.
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My apologies if I misled anyone. I am afraid that I confused this incident with another similar one involving the Bob Barker and the Yushin Maru. I have deleted my original post for that reason.
 
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