Japanese Whaler Rams Anti-Whaling Boat as Whale Wars Begin
Sunday, February 21st, 2010 Subscribe To Our Feed
Payday Loans Won’t put it Back Together Again
“He piled upon the whale’s white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart’s shell upon it.” – Herman Melville, “Moby Dick”
Whaling is an ancient practice that most of the modern world views with abject horror. It may be a source of income and employment, and certainly keeps some people from needing payday loans as a result of the exports, but excessive hunting and the tainted legacy of whaling are a stink too big to ignore. Japan is one of the few nations that still permit whaling, its ships hunting whales “for research purposes and the sale of surplus meat” in the Antarctic. They harvest in excess of 1,000 whales a season, through an loophole in international law.
Groups who protest whaling are often labeled “terrorists” by those in the industry. The Ady Gil, a Sea Shepherd anti-whaling pursuit craft, appears to have been a casualty of the whale wars, bearing the brunt of that hot heart’s shell. The Japanese whaler Shonan Maru 2 blasted the Ady Gil with water cannons – before, during and after the time that they sawed the smaller vessel in half via collision.
You Can’t Stop that Great White Whale
The Ady Gil is a small pursuit craft belonging to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an activist group that opposes Japanese each season in the Southern Ocean, which is south of Australia and New Zealand and encircles Antarctica. Though the New York Times were informed by Sea Shepherd Australia Director Jeff Hansen that the Ady Gil wasn’t sunk, but “it’s in two pieces, and we’re trying to salvage what we can.” Ady Gil crew was rescued by an accompanying vessel, the Bob Barker. One crew member was injured.
The Price is Wrong, Whaler Man
The video below shows the Shonan Maru 2 plow through the Ady Gil, breaking off the nose of the smaller ship. The Japanese Whaling Industry may consider this payback for Sea Shepherd harassment and stalking, but they certainly won’t be saying that. Sea Shepherd is not impressed. The whale wars aren’t likely to stop anytime soon. Might payday loans be necessary?
“They’ve really upped the ante this year,” Hansen said. “But we definitely won’t be leaving.”
Technorati Tags: No Tags
Related Tags: No Tags
Possible Related Posts
Dealing With The Dangerous Japanese Knotweeds In Your EnvironsTraveling to the Beijing Olympics? Study Chinese!Different Uses of Oil
