Feature story - January 5, 2006
After 10 days of safety for whales, the Japanese whaling fleet
resumed whaling this week, slaughtering 13 minke whales in 48
hours. Seven whale carcasses hung from the Japanese processing ship
when the Esperanza made contact again with the whaling fleet,
following a day out of viewing range.
Our activists launched inflatable boats and sped in between the
sights of the harpoons and the whales, shooting a spray of mist in
the air to block the view of the whalers. The Arctic Sunrise, our
second ship in the Southern Ocean, rejoined the crew of the
Esperanza in their efforts to stop the whale slaughter.
This week's actions followed several days of chasing the whaling
fleet as they fled from our ships in an unprecedented move. The
Esperanza, our largest and fastest vessel, was able to keep pace
with the fleet for the first time in history, and for more than 10
days, we were able to prevent any whales from being killed.
But the fleet has a quota of 935 minke whales to slaughter, and
time is drawing to a close. They know now that they can't outrun
us or outwait us, so they have decided to try to resume whaling and
face our activists head on.
This will be an action-packed week in the Southern Ocean, and
we'll be sure to keep you posted. Stay tuned for exciting new video
footage and photos in the coming days.
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