SEA SHEPHERD NEWS

Japanese Harpoon Vessel Forced North for Repairs - On December 20th, 2008, the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin intercepted the Japanese harpoon vessel Yushin Maru #2 in heavy fog and ice conditions. The Japanese harpoon ship fled northward into heavy ice. The Steve Irwin did not pursue, electing to avoid storm conditions that threatened to push the floes tighter together. The Yushin Maru #2 had moved into much more hazardous ice conditions to the North... read more

Japanese Anti-boarding Measures Revealed - The Japanese whaling fleet has gone to a great deal of effort and expense to insure that Sea Shepherd crewmembers will not be able to board their ships this year. . . .The ships can literally cover themselves with a net that can be deployed like a shower curtain around the vessel.... read more

Japanese Whalers Sacrifice Honour in Attempt to Demonize Sea Shepherd - During the evening of January 6th, the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin found the Japanese fleet engaged in searching for a missing crewmember. Hajime Shirasaki, a 30 year old oiler from the Japanese whale spotting vessel Kyoshin Maru No. 2 had disappeared the night before and was presumed lost... read more

Sea Shepherd Joins Search for Missing Japanese Whaler - The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship Steve Irwin has joined the search for missing Japanese seaman Hajime Shiraskai 30. Captain Paul Watson informed the fleet that the Sea Shepherd crew had no intention of harassing the whaling vessels while they are engaged in a search for the missing crewman's body.... read more Japanese translation

Recent News
• 05 Jan 09 Meet the Save the Whale "Terrorists"
• 04 Jan 09 Will Peter Garrett Ban the Steve Irwin from Oz?
• 03 Jan 09 Sea Shepherd Responds to Japanese Whaling Industry Propaganda
• 02 Jan 09 Sea Shepherd to Return to Land to Refuel
• 30 Dec 08 Japan Contemptuously Dismisses Australian Concerns for the Whales
• 29 Dec 08 Canadian Government Desperately Seeks to Avoid Seal Product Ban

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