Anti-whalers find Japanese harpoon ship

[ellisonz]

AFP – 58 mins ago

Anti-whaling activists claimed a small victory in their Antarctic campaign Wednesday with the discovery of a Japanese harpoon ship, as one of their boats limped back to Australia badly damaged.

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society said its Bob Barker vessel found the Japanese harpoon ship Yushin Maru 3 some 200 nautical miles north of the French Antarctic base Dumont d'Urville.

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The accident prompted another Sea Shepherd vessel, the Steve Irwin, to temporarily abandon the hunt to escort the Brigitte Bardot back to the Western Australian port of Fremantle. Both vessels are expected to arrive on Thursday.

All the crew were reported to be safe and uninjured.

http://news.yahoo.com/anti-whalers-japanese-harpoon-ship-065255824.html

Sounds like they're still playing cat and mouse, leaving the Japanese whaling ships unable to hunt...

[Judi Lynn]

1. Good to know the Bob Barker crew has found the target. They are truly needed. n/t

[unionworks]

2. Good Job

Sea Shepherds!