Specifically Japanese whalers. The same Japanese whalers made famous by the camera-happy efforts of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. You know, the group whose anti-whaling, conservationist exploits on the high seas can be seen on a reality TV show near you, right now?
The boat leaves Perth on December 7 on a three-month journey alongside the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s Steve Irwin to protest Japan’s industrial whaling program. Good luck, and be careful. Stealth or not, last I checked matte black wasn’t harpoon-proof. [LIFE via Boing Boing]
tycho
Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:28 AMI’m all for lawful protesting about whaling, but the sea-shepherd guys are pirates. Nothing makes me want to support their cause less than if they bang on about how it is ‘ok’ to ram other ships if that is what it takes to save whales – it’s dangerous logic which takes you to an extreme place. Let’s hope the earthrace doesn’t try to use the same tactics.
Mike Biggs
Monday, November 9, 2009 at 10:19 AM@tycho….but ramming a grenade tipped harpoon through a near-equally intelligent animals head until they are extinct so they can eat their meat is alright? I say do what it takes. The whalers know full well there are little-to-no laws on the high seas, and they use it to make millions. Its a good thing the Sea Shepherd knows of the lack of laws too. I’m all for peaceful protest, and the preservation of humans lives and safety, but let the hunters be the hunted I say… until they get the point. We all know our governments are doing next to nothing.
Mike Biggs
Monday, November 9, 2009 at 10:21 AMConservation aside, thats an awesome looking boat! Hope to sea it dock on the East coast sometime.
Gumby1008
Monday, November 9, 2009 at 3:38 PMwhich Perth? Scotland or Australia, i live in the Australia one, and that backdrop looks strangely unfamiliar, then again i did go to the other Perth and it didn’t look like that ether, but it wouldn’t take 3 months from Australia Perth, would it?
Kirsty
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 1:29 PMIf you were leaving for Antartica, would you leave from Scotland or Australia?
David Anderton
Monday, November 9, 2009 at 10:13 PMyeh im from perth as well and that aint perth. hopefully it is here and we geeks can go see it
Elly Hart
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 4:20 AMI checked the source site and it says that the boat is currently in Auckland “ahead of its deployment for Perth, and then the Southern Ocean”.