Sea Shepherd News

2008-10-18T23:44:57Z

SEA SHEPHERD NEWS

Sea Shepherd Has Shut Down Illegal Japanese Whaling - The Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin joined the Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker this morning at 0700 Hours (Sydney time). Both Sea Shepherd ships are now on the tail of the Japanese factory ship Nisshin Maru. The Steve Irwin sat motionless by an iceberg for two hours at a distance of thirty miles to allow the Nisshin Maru to continue towards it. At a distance of only three miles, the Steve Irwin got underway and intercepted the Nisshin Maru.....read more

Bob Barker Rammed by Illegal Whaler - At 1209 PM Fremantle, Australia time, the Yushin Maru 3 intentionally rammed the Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker, penetrating it's hull and endangering the lives of it¹s crew. The collision occurred at 65 degrees 21 South, 67 degrees 58 East, about 180 miles off Cape Darnley in the Australian Antarctic Territory.....read more

Update: Bob Barker Shuts Down Illegal Whaling - The Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker has shut down illegal whaling operations in Antarctica. The ship with its volunteer crew has caught up with the Nisshin Maru factory ship and is actively blocking its slipway. The Nisshin Maru will be unable to process whales as a result of Sea Shepherd’s efforts....read more

Sea Shepherd Welcomes Dr. Sidney Holt to the Advisory Board - Dr. Sidney Holt is one of the most influential marine biologists of the 20th Century. Born in England in 1926 and educated at the University of Reading, England. He is today a resident of Umbria, Italy....read more

Recent News

• 05 Feb 10 FOUND: Sea Shepherd in Pursuit of Illegal Whalers
• 02 Feb 10 Australian Government Urged to Ban Spy Flights
• 02 Feb 10 Steve Irwin Rejoins Pursuit of Illegal Whalers
• 22 Jan 10 Sea Shepherd Announces Mediterranean Campaign for the Bluefin Tuna
• 19 Jan 10 The Cove is the Critics Choice
• 15 Jan 10 Ady Gil Captain Attempts to Serve Arrest Warrant to Captain of the Shonan Maru No. 2
• 15 Jan 10 The Polls Demonstrate that Sea Shepherd Has the Support of the Australian People

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COMMENTARY & EDITORIAL

• Countering Japan's Ministry of Truth
• Fear and Loathing in Iqaluit
• Baby Seal Bashing Politics in the Great White North
• The Final Assault on the Cetacean Death Star
• The Bogus Science of the Japanese Whaling Fleet
• Letter to the Editor - The Australian
• Destroy and Deny - The Japanese Approach to Sinking Ships

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• 24 Dec 09 Sea Shepherd Offers a Day of Truce to Japan for Christmas