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after departing Fremantle, Australia, and has had a Japanese tail ship
for nine of those days, the Shonan Maru No. 2. This Japanese security
ship is reporting the Steve Irwin’s location, preventing them from
closing in on the whaling fleet.
Sea Shepherd entered French Antarctic territorial waters after
graciously receiving permission from the French Base at Dumont
D’Urville in an attempt to lose the tail ship. The Shonan Maru No. 2
followed the Steve Irwin into French waters without permission in
illegal pursuit. The French Base confirms that the Japanese ship
neither requested nor received permission to enter French waters.
At 1730, the Steve Irwin helicopter flew back to film the Shonan Maru
No. 2 in its illegal pursuit. In response, the crew of the Japanese
ship activated their Long Range Acoustical Device (LRAD) at the Sea
Shepherd helicopter. LRAD is a military class weapon.
“This was an extremely irresponsible thing to do,” said helicopter
pilot Chris Aultman. “That device can cause nausea and disorientation
and the use of it against an aircraft is both extremely dangerous and
grossly irresponsible.”
The Sea Shepherd helicopter returned to the Steve Irwin for safety from
the LRAD, at which point, the Shonan Maru No. 2 increased speed and
aimed their water canons in an attempt to destroy the helicopter on the
landing pad. This occurred while the crew was attempting to secure the
helicopter.
Captain Watson responded by deploying a 150-meter line aft of the
vessel to force the Shonan Maru No. 2 to maintain a safe distance. The
Sea Shepherd ship is undamaged and the crew safe.
Sea Shepherd has reported the incident to the French authorities. The
pursuit continues.
“The situation is now very dangerous,” said Captain Paul Watson. “We
have deliberately led the Japanese ship into thick ice in order to lose
them in the ice. The ice bergs could easily damage either vessel.”
http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-091217-1.html
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