Sydney, Australia — Greenpeace said Monday that it will continue hounding Japan's whaling fleet in Antarctic waters despite a damaging collision between the whalers and a protest ship.
Greenpeace said a Japanese whaling ship deliberately rammed its ship Arctic Sunrise on Sunday, denting the ship's bow but causing no injuries.
“No amount of bullying or intimidation will prevent us from defending the whales nor from broadcasting images of the kills to the world,” expedition leader Shane Rattenbury said in a message posted on the group's Web site.
Japan blamed Greenpeace for the collision.
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Hiroshi Hatanaka, director-general of Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research, said the Arctic Sunrise's bow hit the side of the whaling ship Nisshin Maru twice. He said no crew members were injured, but he called for the environmental group to stop its “dangerous and criminal actions.”
“Greenpeace knows which part of the ship is strongest and which part of any other vessel is the weakest – we believe they deliberately rammed our vessel to prevent it from transferring cargo,” Mr. Hatanaka said.
The Arctic Sunrise has been chasing Japan's whaling fleet in the region for almost two weeks, hampering their hunt for 850 minke whales and 10 fin whales as part of what Japan says is a scientific research program.
Another environmental group, Sea Shepherd, is also chasing the whalers.
The research whaling is permitted under the rules of the International Whaling Commission, but Australia and other anti-whaling countries say it is really commercial whaling in disguise. The ships sell the whale meat in Japan.
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Greenpeace said a Japanese whaling ship deliberately rammed its ship Arctic Sunrise on Sunday, denting the ship's bow but causing no injuries.
“No amount of bullying or intimidation will prevent us from defending the whales nor from broadcasting images of the kills to the world,” expedition leader Shane Rattenbury said in a message posted on the group's Web site.
Japan blamed Greenpeace for the collision.
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Hiroshi Hatanaka, director-general of Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research, said the Arctic Sunrise's bow hit the side of the whaling ship Nisshin Maru twice. He said no crew members were injured, but he called for the environmental group to stop its “dangerous and criminal actions.”
“Greenpeace knows which part of the ship is strongest and which part of any other vessel is the weakest – we believe they deliberately rammed our vessel to prevent it from transferring cargo,” Mr. Hatanaka said.
The Arctic Sunrise has been chasing Japan's whaling fleet in the region for almost two weeks, hampering their hunt for 850 minke whales and 10 fin whales as part of what Japan says is a scientific research program.
Another environmental group, Sea Shepherd, is also chasing the whalers.
The research whaling is permitted under the rules of the International Whaling Commission, but Australia and other anti-whaling countries say it is really commercial whaling in disguise. The ships sell the whale meat in Japan.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060109.wwhale0109/BNStory/International/
Now does anyone oppose or like what Greenpeace does?