Wednesday, December 5, 2012

January 9, 2011 Bob Barker Zodiac Attacked Yushin Maru # 2 With Smoke Bombs, Flares, Ropes

January 9, 2011 Bob Barker Zodiac Attacked Yushin Maru # 2 With Smoke Bombs, Flares, Ropes Video Clips. Duration : 1.52 Mins.


The Bob Barker Engages Poachers in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary The Southern Ocean - Accusations from the Japanese hunter killer boat the Yushin Maru No. 2 that crewmembers from the Bob Barker threw "flash bang" grenades at their vessel are entirely false. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society does not have possession of flash bang grenades nor have we ever had possession of such weapons. "Activists started hand-throwing at least two flash bangs and one smoke bomb toward the YS2." Flash bang grenades were actually used by the Japanese Coast Guard in 2008 against Sea Shepherd crewmembers but Sea Shepherd has not, and will not deploy these dangerous weapons in retaliation. However, Sea Shepherd crewmembers did deploy stink bombs and smoke bombs during this engagement. The object of this exercise was to attempt to throw the Yushin Maru No. 2 off the tail of the Bob Barker. Sea Shepherd views the constant tailing of their vessels as a provocation to deter the Japanese whalers. As long as the harpooners continue tailing the Bob Barker and the Steve Irwin, they will prevent Sea Shepherd from closing in on the Nisshin Maru, however, in doing so Sea Shepherd will continue to keep these two vessels from whaling themselves. The fast interceptor vessel the Gojira continues to pursue its tracking of the Nisshin Maru westward. The exercise to attempt to throw the Yushin Maru No. 2 off the tail of the Bob Barker was initially successful. Unfortunately, the small Zodiac boats that ...

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