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Actions, Conservation, Politics, Sustainable living, Wildlife & Flora, Aug 3rd, 2011,
Thanks to generous donations and support from all over the world, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been able to raise over $735,000 (about € 515.000) to save the flagship Steve Irwin—less than two weeks after the launch of their SOS! – Save Our Ship fundraising campaign! On July 15th, the Steve Irwin was detained in the Scottish Shetland Islands pending the Sea Shepherd’s ability to fund a bond estimated to be in the amount of $1,411,692.87 (about €990.000). The detainment was ordered by British courts due to a civil lawsuit brought against the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society by Maltese…
Tags: bluefin tuna, Brigitte Bardot, Captain Watson, Operation Ferocious Isles, protect our oceans, Sea Shepherd, Steve Irwin, Steve Irwin released, Whale Wars
Conservation, Weird & Wonderful, Wildlife & Flora, Jul 11th, 2010,
One interesting turn of events certainly deserves another. Last week, it was announced that anti-whaling activist, Captain Pete Bethune, would be heading back to his New Zealand home. The Japanese court sentenced him to 2 years in jail, but that sentence was also suspended for 5 years, which means if he can stay out of trouble with Japanese authorities for the next 5 years, he will continue to be a free man. Over the weekend, it was announced that Bethune was deported by Japan back to New Zealand. Upon his release, Bethune commented that he would never stop fighting Japanese…
Tags: anti-whaling, Captain Paul Watson, Captain Pete Bethune, heading back to New Zealand, Sea Shepherd, turn of events, updates, welcomed back to crew, Whale Wars, whales
Conservation, Weird & Wonderful, Wildlife & Flora, Jul 7th, 2010,
We all know of the ongoing feud between Sea Shepherd and the Japanese whalers. We all know that Captain Pete Bethune was arrested and put on trial, but none of the Japanese were (even though it was Bethune’s ship that was destroyed). And despite all the loyal Sea Shepherd supporters, we all expected the trial to turn for the worst. Well, as it turns out, we were all wrong. Captain Peter Bethune is officially a free man–well, at least for 5 years. Bethune received a 2 year jail sentence for obstructing the whaling fleet and for assault with the butyric…
Tags: 2 year suspended jail sentence, breaking news, Captain Pete Bethune, free, going home, good news, Sea Shepherd, verdict, Whale Wars
Nature, Politics, Weird & Wonderful, Wildlife & Flora, May 27th, 2010,
Today, Thursday, marks the official beginning of Captain Pete Bethune’s trial in Japan. Bethune, a New Zealand native, is a member of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. While actively participating in their latest campaign to stop (or at least lessen) Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, Bethune’s ship (the Ady Gil) was destroyed and he attempted to take the law into his own hands while out at sea. His attempt involved jumping aboard a Japanese vessel to make a “citizen’s arrest” (of sorts), but he ended up captured and taken to Japan, instead. Some view the efforts of…
Tags: Ady Gil, Captain Pete Bethune, Japanese Whaling, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Shonan Maru, SSCS, trial, Whale Wars
Nature, Politics, Apr 2nd, 2010,
The latest season of Whale Wars was nothing short of chaotic. To make a long story short: the Ady Gil was destroyed and now rests at the bottom of the sea, a gash was torn through part of the Bob Barker, annoyance tactics (on either side) included used of the LRAD system, pepper spray, dangling ropes, water cannons, throwing bombs made from butyric acid (rancid butter), red paint, and your typical game of cat and mouse. Sea Shepherd successfully kept the Japanese from killing or processing any whales for about a month (if not longer), but unfortunately, one of their…
Tags: Captain Pete Bethune, e-mail, jail, Japanese Whaling, Sea Shepherd, SSCS, support, Whale Wars
Nature, Wildlife & Flora, Mar 14th, 2010,
The whaling season has ended, but there is still much happening in the world of the Sea Shepherd crew. First, if you’ve been following the news, you’ll know that the captain of the Ady Gil, Pete Bethune, hopped aboard the Shonan Maru #2 last month to make a citizen’s arrest of their captain and issue a $3 million dollar damages bill for the destruction of his ship. Well, that plan backfired: Bethune was detained aboard the ship and taken to Japan, where he was arrested by the Japanese coast guard yesterday upon his arrival. Luckily for Bethune, however, Sea Shepherd…
Tags: Ady Gil, arrest of Captain Peter Bethune, Japanese, police raid, Sea Shepherd, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, SSCS, sushi, The Hump, updates, Whale Wars, whaling
Wildlife & Flora, Mar 13th, 2010,
The Japanese Coast Guard has arrested an anti-whaling activist of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for “vessel invasion” after he boarded a Japanese whaling ship last month in the Southern Ocean. The activist, Captain Peter Bethune, from New Zealand, boarded the Japanese ship, the Shonan Maru 2, on February 15, and presented the captain of the ship a bill for $3 million in damages incurred when the Japanese vessel collided with and sunk the Sea Shepard trimaran, the Ady Gil. Immediately after boarding the vessel, Bethune was detained by the Japanese crew and held on board the ship for a…
Tags: Ady Gil, arrest, japan, sea sheperd, whale activist, Whale Wars, whaling
Nature, Mar 8th, 2010,
Two months ago, the Ady Gil was rammed, severed in half, and destroyed. About a month ago, Captain Pete Bethune of the Ady Gil, jumped aboard the Shonan Maru #2, with the intentions of handing over a bill for the cost of his ship plus making a citizen’s arrest of the Shonan Maru #2’s captain. However, the attempt was futile and resulted in Captain Bethune being held captive aboard the Japanese ship. Now, the Shonan Maru #2 is moving ever closer to Japan—and to Captain Bethune’s arrest. The Japanese Coast Guard is currently waiting for the Shonan Maru #2’s arrival,…
Tags: Ady Gil, arrest, Captain Pete Bethune, japan, Japanese whalers, Sea Shepherd, Whale Wars
Nature, Politics, Wildlife & Flora, Mar 7th, 2010,
The law works in mysterious ways, especially when it comes to the Sea Shepherd crew. Yesterday, the Steve Irwin and Bob Barker arrived in Tasmania. Both vessels were immediately searched by Australian police, at the request of Japanese authorities. Although the police had a search warrant, none of them would divulge and details of the warrant or reasons behind why the search was requested in the first place. In regards to the search, Captain Paul Watson stated: “They’ve already seized log books, videos, photographs, charts, GPS recordings and copies of the computer hard drives.” … “There’s nothing I would love…
Tags: Sea Shepherd, search warrant, SSCS, vessels searched by Australian police, Whale Wars, whaling
Nature, Wildlife & Flora, Feb 27th, 2010,
Yesterday, it was announced on the official Sea Shepherd blog that they are bringing this year’s whaling campaign to an end. With one ship sunk and the Steve Irwin heading back to port, that only left the Bob Barker left to contend with the whalers. Fortunately, there were hardly any of the Japanese ships left to contend with. The Shonan Maru #2 is currently making its way to Japan, with Ady Gil Captain Pete Bethune held prisoner aboard the ship. The Yushin Maru #3 finally decided to come out of hiding on Wednesday and the Bob Barker was there to…
Tags: Bob Barker, Captain Paul Watson, Japanese Whaling, Operation: Waltzing Matilda Campaign, Sea Shepherd, SSCS, Steve Irwin, Whale Wars
Nature, Politics, Science & Technology, Wildlife & Flora, Feb 24th, 2010,
The Japanese whaling season in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is drawing to a close. Sea Shepherd has managed to keep the Japanese from killing any whale for the past 19 days and it looks to stay that way until their campaign ends. On an even more positive note, there has been no further ship damage to speak of. Things seem to have quieted down considerably on the frontlines. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of diplomacy or court cases. As a start, there is a particular pair of Greenpeace Japan activists that have made headlines quite often this past…
Tags: embezzlement, Greenpeace, IWC, Japanese Whaling, proposal, Sea Shepherd, Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, Tokyo Two, trial, Whale Wars, whales, WWF
Nature, Feb 10th, 2010,
I am happy to announce that the Sea Shepherd crew have finally managed to successfully escort the majority of the Japanese whaling fleet out of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary! While there has not been any further sighting of the Yushin Maru 3 since the collision last week, Sea Shepherd managed to get the other 4 remaining Japanese ships–Nisshin Maru, Shonan Maru No. 2, Yushin Maru 1, Yushin Maru 2–north of the 60 degrees line and continue to head on a north by northwest direction. Bob Barker captain, Chuck Swift, stated: “We intend to keep on their tail and to…
Tags: 60 degrees, Japanese Whaling, Sea Shepherd, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, SSCS, successful escort, Whale Wars, whalers
Nature, Feb 9th, 2010,
Is Sea Shepherd finally successful in shutting down this year’s Japanese whaling campaign? Maybe. For 3 days now, the Japanese have been unable to kill a single whale. Sea Shepherd’s 2 remaining ships, Steve Irwin and Bob Barker, have been closely tailing the Nisshin Maru—Japan’s factory ship. They are currently on a northeastwardly pursuit and have enough fuel to last a month. According to their website: “Not a single whale has died since the Bob Barker intercepted the fleet at 0100 Hours on February 6th. It is now the third day that the whaling fleet has been unable to kill…
Tags: Bob Barker, Japanese Whaling, Nisshin Maru, Sea Shepherd, Steve Irwin, Whale Wars, whaling shut down for 3 days
Nature, Wildlife & Flora, Feb 1st, 2010,
Earlier this month, there was an incident involving the Ady Gil vessel (of the Sea Shepherd fleet) and the Shonan Maru No. 2 (which is with the Japanese whalers). To make a long explanation very short, the Shonan Maru No. 2 rammed the Ady Gil, causing irreparable damage to the vessel and now the Ady Gil is somewhere on the ocean floor. Both sides blame each other for the crash and some form of official intervention is needed. Now that we are more or less up to speed on things, here is where the update on matters begins. Recently, the…
Tags: Ady Gil, Antarctica, australia, investigation, Japanese Whaling, New Zealand, scientific expedition, Sea Shepherd, Shonan Maru No. 2, Whale Wars
Nature, Wildlife & Flora, Jan 20th, 2010,
Ever since we heard about the destruction of the Ady Gil and Sea Shepherd’s attempts to take legal action against Japan, they seemed to have slipped out of the news. Well, that isn’t entirely so. Last Friday (January 15, 2010), they decided to take legal action one step further. The Ady Gil is basically from New Zealand and apparently, under the New Zealand Crimes Act of 1961, a citizen holds the power to serve an arrest warrant for any suspected crime that carries a penalty of more than 8 years imprisonment. Captain Pete Bethune decided to take the law into…
Tags: Ady Gil, arrest, attempted murder, Bob Barker, evading authority, Japanese Whaling, Sea Shepherd, Shonan Maru No. 2, warrant, Whale Wars
Nature, Wildlife & Flora, Jan 8th, 2010,
It has already been a week since the bow of the Ady Gil was destroyed and tension between the Sea Shepherd crew and Japanese whalers is still high; some would even say they’ve escalated since the incident. The Sea Shepherd crew sent their helicopter out on Thursday to search for one of the main Japanese whaling ships in an attempt to make the whalers give up their hunting. Unfortunately, the attempt did not work. While actions continue to escalate between the conservationists and whalers, nations are still trying to figure what exactly to do about the attack on the Ady…
Tags: Ady Gil, Antarctic, crash, dispute, fin whale, Japanese Whaling, Nature, ramming, Sea Shepherd, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Shonan Maru, sinking ship, Southern Ocean Sanctuary, Whale Wars
Nature, Wildlife & Flora, Dec 24th, 2009,
The newest season of Whale Wars is underway and it already looks to be quite the volatile one. The Sea Shepherd crew has embarked on their 6th Whale Defense Campaign, this time through southern arctic waters. The campaign—appropriately named “Operation Waltzing Matilda”—launched from Australia on December 7th. The ship, named Steve Irwin after the late “Crocodile Hunter”, even had a few surprise visitors come to see it disembark: Terri, Bindi and Bob Irwin. Picking up a trail from one of the Japanese ships, the Sea Shepherd crew began their hunt. Ady Gil (formerly known as Earthrace)—their New Zealand-based allies—would be…
Tags: anti-whaling, anti-whaling activists, Japanese Whaling, Operation Waltzing Matilda, Sea Shepherd, Steve Irwin, Whale Defense Campaign, Whale Wars
Nature, Wildlife & Flora, Oct 28th, 2009,
Avid watchers and followers of the hit Animal Planet TV show Whale Wars will be ecstatic to hear that the Sea Shepherd crew finally has another ally to help them in their war against commercial whaling on the high seas. This past week, it was announced that New Zealand’s Earthrace crew will be joining the fight, making their combined effort quite the ominous force to be reckoned with. The Earthrace ship (recently renamed the Ady Gil) is said to look like something out of the future or perhaps a form of alien watercraft. It is a tri-hull wave piercer, built…
Tags: Ady Gil, Earthrace, illegal whaling, IWC, Sea Shepherd, Whale Wars, whaling
