Sea Shepherd environmental activists under attack, including grenades and ramming. Two ships in their fleet, the SSS Bob Barker and the SSS Steve Irwin, were rammed in Australian territorial waters by a huge vessel of the Japanese whaling fleet engaged in the "scientific" hunting of large cetaceans in the ocean, the "slaughterhouse floating ”Nisshin Maru.
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Sea Shepherd environmental activists under attack, including grenades and ramming. Two ships in their fleet, the SSS Bob Barker and the SSS Steve Irwin, were rammed in Australian territorial waters by a huge vessel of the Japanese whaling fleet engaged in the hunting "for scientific purposes" of the great cetaceans in the ocean, the “Floating slaughterhouse” Nisshin Maru.
According to reports from Paul Watson's eco-pirates, the Shonan Maru No. 2, through its speakers, would have ordered Sea Shepherd's Australian-flagged ship, the SSS Sam Simon, which is located within the Australian Antarctic Territory, to leave the area by order of the Government of Japan. Afterwards, the crew of the Nisshin Maru threw grenades at the crews of the Bob Barker and the Nisshin Maru.
Captain Peter Hammarstedt communicated by radio to the whaling fleet ship, confirming his intention to keep the course and the same speed, since the moral and legal obligation to avoid collision was of the Nisshin Maru. From the crew of the Nisshin Maru they were throw grenades (concussion grenades) towards the crews of the Bob Barker and the Nisshin Maru has turned. As she was approaching from the right, she almost collided with the Bob Barker, then she turned into the Steve Irwin, ramming its stern, and continuing on its own collision course. The Nisshin Maru then headed for the Bob Barker, hitting it several times and on several sides.
The Sea Shepherd ship completely lost power and launched one distress call (MayDay), triggering the escape of the Nisshin Maru to the north. Sea Shepherd Australia Campaign Co-Leader, the former Senator Bob Brown, informed the Australian Government of Japan's multiple violations of international law e demanded that Tokyo remove its ships. “The Nisshin Maru has committed the maritime equivalent of a wrongful death accident. They rammed the Sun Laurel, putting it in grave danger, and simply abandoned it, ”explains Sea Shepherd Australia coordinator Jeff Hansen. Fortunately, none of the crew members, who completed the mission to block supplies, were harmed. And despite everything, Sea Shepeherd will continue to protect whales in the sanctuary.
Here is the video showing how the Nisshin Maru rammed and damaged the ships of the eco-pirates and the tanker destined for its own refueling:
Roberta Ragni
