- 5 Feb 2005
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[h=1]Sea Shepherd anti-whaling ship damaged while chasing Japanese vessel[/h][h=2]Though the Sea Shepherd conservation group is down a ship, a rogue wave did succeed in putting a spotlight on Japan's annual whaling season and the activist effort to put an end to it.
It's that time of year again: whaling season. And for the past 25 years, whaling season has been accompanied by anti-whaling season.
The ship is being towed to safety today after being stranded off the coast of Australia. Though the conservation group is down a ship, the rogue wave did succeed in putting a spotlight on Japan's annual whaling season and the activist effort to put an end to it.
The latest? A boat – part of the whaling fleet's nemesis, the Sea Shepherd marine conservation group – was chasing the Japanese whaling fleet in theSouthern Ocean when a large wave hit the "Brigitte Bardot," disabling it. Anti-whaling activists: 0, rogue wave:
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Let's see what they will do this year against the whalers, their ship does look like a marine ship in my opinion.
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