Japanese Whalers Sink Biodiesel Boat
A biodiesel-fueled boat that set the world record for circumnavigating the globe (see my post from June 27, 2008) has been sunk by a vessel accompanying Japanese whaling ships.
According to WCJB World News, the Earthrace (now owned by the environmental organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and renamed the Ady Gil), a 79-foot “batmobile-looking” trimaran, was sunk by Japanese sailors providing security to whalers during a confrontation in Australia’s territorial Antarctic waters:
The six men who on board were unhurt and have been rescued, said founder of the environmental organisation Sea Shepherd captain Paul Watson.
Captain Watson said his boat was suddenly hit by the Japanese ship Shonan Maru, as his crew was idling around Commonwealth Bay in the Antarctic. The Shonan Maru was providing security to a fleet of Japanese whaling vessels.
He said that this incident has the consequence of seriously escalating the situation between the Japanese whaling industry and environmentalists.
You can view the video below and decide for yourself who is at fault. But one thing that is not in dispute is that a great biodiesel boat now is at the bottom of the ocean.
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Martin
Couldn’t they have put the biodiesel boat in reverse? Seems they could out maneuver the big boat.
BioG
I am not pleased with whaling of any sort to begin with and when the whalers were hit by the activist first I think dropped some support as it was un called for. The whalers should have left it at that becuase it in some ways helped support their views- but now that they sunk an acitivist ship “Apparently Intentionally” it only hurt the whalers in teh world view…. Now the activist have more power and pull to the views of the world and undoubtedly they will be supported additionally by wealthy philanthropists that want nothing more than to provide funding and support to build larger, faster, and numerous fleets of activist ships to combat this world issue.
Just my thoughts- thanks
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