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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rar9zxH1kts

Here's another view of the hit....the hot topic seems to be who hit who....in the first video if you watch the stern of the boat he appears to me to be idling with not much forward progress so the whaler is closing the distance by heading towards him....then I think the guy f's up and guns it to maybe turn away but the boat doesnt respond fast enough to starboard and he runs right into it...

either way it was bound to happen sooner or later...I've watched a few seasons of that show...I guess I have to admire their determination because everything they do seems completely futile other than they get to be on TV and maybe get their cause out there......The whalers have a loop hole in the law it appears and until they change the law I guess they are within their rights to do what they want....
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RW, I agree about the hot topic being who hit who. I had not seen the video from the Bob Barker. The commentary from there was interesting.
Your video sure looks like the Japanese ship was aiming at the smaller craft. The footage from the Japanese ship appears to show the smaller vessel in gear but idling, barely making headway. Only after the collision did the capt. pull it in reverse. It moved rather rapidly in reverse too.
Very Crazy stuff. If they keep it up somebody is going to get seriously injured or worse. I really don't admire what they do, but agree with you they are very determined. Killing whales should not be allowed. I think they are absolutely out of their mind and some of the stunts the captain has pulled, damn crazy. Motoring into an ice flow with equipment that isn't up to the task is risky but putting your crew at risk is insanity. I would like to see the waivers the lawyers came up with for the crew.
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Why can't the International Laws against harvesting Whales be enforced on the Japanese anyway? I know they are calling it research but they are doing it in a most invasive manner. I don't think the world is buying "Research" when they are sending out a harpoon ship to get their samples.
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I don't agree with whaling, but that captain (if he in fact really is one) is a tool and is going to get someone killed.
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that captain (if he in fact really is one) is a tool and is going to get someone killed.

YEP.

But he does have his own TV show.
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hmmmmm, whale meat, wonder if it taste anything like baby seal or manatee
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hmmmmm, whale meat, wonder if it taste anything like baby seal or manatee

Maybe it tastes like chicken.

Anyway, if all the whales are killed, then the starship Entrprise will have to
come backin time to kidnap a male and female whale to save the Earth from
being swallowed by a giant space tube.
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hmmmmm, whale meat, wonder if it taste anything like baby seal or manatee
i understand its similar to condor.

but seriously, we (man) have absolutely destroyed this planet and have directly caused the extinction of 99% of the species that ever lived.

i'll say that again. we have directly caused the extinction of 99% of the species that ever lived.

so what's another species give or take. this planet will collapse in on itself sooner or later. the only hope this planet has for survival is for man to become extinct. sad but true.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSfQo...eature=related

country joe mcdonald "save the whales"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSfQo...eature=related

country joe mcdonald "save the whales"
Very nice, never heard it. My favorite mariners tune Wreck of th Edm Fitz, Gordon Lightfoot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U219...eature=related

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