December 28, 2005

The Sea Shepherd ship Farley Mowat has been chasing the Japanese fleet since Christmas day. The fleet was scattered as of December 29th (Australian Eastern Summer Time) with no whales killed for a 4th day in a row. The Japanese ships are faster which means that the Farley Mowat must send out helicopter patrols when weather permits and plot interception courses. The weather has been extremely bad with strong winds and heavy seas. On Christmas Day we had our first confrontation with the Nisshin Maru when it tried to ram the Farley Mowat. Captain Watson ordered a mooring line over the stern to foul the Japanese propeller because they were heading for the Farley Mowat. As intended, the factory ship saw this, turned away at the last moment, and then sped into the fog at top speed.

In an open letter to Greenpeace Japan, the Director General of the Institute for Cetacean Research has accused both Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd of piracy and eco-terrorism – you can read Captain Watson’s response and read how the Whaling Debate is heating up in Antarctica.

Thank you to those who have sent an email to the Prime Minister of Japan asking him to stop their illegal whaling activities and to advise him and his countrymen that the world is watching. If you haven’t done so, you can send an email to him today.

The Japanese fleet is running from Sea Shepherd. We are intent upon finding them once again and disrupting their operations for as long as our fuel and supplies hold out. As soon as find them, you will be among the first to know.

Sea Shepherd and the Whale Defense Campaign

Whale Campaign Home Page

Antarctic Blog – Reports from the Captain and Crew of the Farley Mowat

Take Action: Email the Prime Minister of Japan and Tell Him to Stop the Slaughter!

Confessions of a Modern Southern Ocean Pirate

Captain Watson Responds to the Director-General of the Japanese Institute of Cetacean Research

Merry Christmas to the Greenpeace Crew from the Sea Shepherd Crew

Sea Shepherd Intercepts Japanese Whaling Fleet

The Whaling Debate Heats Up in Antarctica

Cowardly Pirate Whalers Flee from the Whaling Grounds – Sea Shepherd is in Hot Pursuit

Voyage of the Sea Shepherd Ship – In Search of Outlaw Killers in a Sanctuary for Whales

SSCS History Saving Whales

The Intelligent Whale

Whaling Around the World

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The Farley Mowat and the Esperanza are chasing the Nisshin Maru in Heavy weather. The chase is expected to last all day and chances are good that no whales will die in the Southern Ocean on Christmas Day.