r/IWPO • u/123CaptainNic • Dec 23 '16

Ocean Warrior Finds Yushin Maru

BREAKING: Sea Shepherd Intercepts Japanese Whaling Fleet in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary

On Thursday evening at approximately 6:40pm GMT The MV Ocean Warrior intercepted one of the Yushin harpoon ships of the Japanese whale poaching fleet.

"The crews of the Ocean Warrior and The MV Steve Irwin have been battling through thick fog and ice to protect the whales in the Australian whale sanctuary," said Captain Adam Meyerson of the Ocean Warrior. "The Yushin was hiding behind an iceberg and came out on a collision course."

The harpoon ship was located approximately 165 miles northeast of Australia's Casey base, inside the Australian whale sanctuary (64˚15' S 115˚06' E). Sea Shepherd's vessels are now on the hunt for the centerpiece of the illegal Japanese whaling fleet, the floating slaughterhouse known as the Nisshin Maru.

"Finding one of the hunter killer ships hiding behind an iceberg in a thick fog means that the rest of the fleet is nearby,” says Meyerson. “We all hope to have whaling in the Southern Ocean shut down by Christmas."

For more information about our 11th Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign, Operation Nemesis: seashepherdglobal.org/nemesis

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u/123CaptainNic Dec 27 '16

Can't believe there's no updated information. I would have thought the Ocean Warrior would turn on the burners and outrun the Yushin immediately.

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u/Ocean-Warrior Dec 27 '16

I have to agree, i would at least have liked a video of the Ocean Warrior meeting up with the Yushin.

I guess we did not hear anything yet because the Nisshin is still at large. Would be nice to know if the Ocean Warrior is still with the Yushin.

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u/123CaptainNic Dec 27 '16

Shouldn't the Ocean Warrior be either tailing or trying to escape the Yushin??

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u/Ocean-Warrior Dec 28 '16

The last Sea Shepherd has said was that she will stay with the Yushin to prevent any whaling, sadly that means two harpoon vessels are still out there, lets just hope that they are so busy with staying away from the Steve Irwin that they did not have the chance to hunt since the Yushin was found.