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Japanese whalers hand over Australian activists

National Jan. 13, 2012 - 03:46PM JST ( 20 )

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ElvensilvanJan. 13, 2012 - 04:37PM JST

Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said the men were transferred onto the ACV Ocean Protector using tenders without incident and appeared to be in good health.

I thought someone mentioned in a previous article that the men were going on a hunger strike?

Anyway, I'm glad the handover went peacefully, without anyone getting hurt and no charges pressed.
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spudmanreincarnatedJan. 13, 2012 - 04:39PM JST

Now lets hope cool heads prevail.
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JapanGalJan. 13, 2012 - 05:36PM JST

Hunger strike? Should have force fed them whale.
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SimondBJan. 13, 2012 - 05:49PM JST

Imagine if you will, three nutcase idelogical Aussies (or kiwis Chinese or French for that matter), boarding an Russian/Italian/English vessel on the high seas and starting to demand what the captain off that ship should do. This is piracy and I have no sympathy for these "heroes" violating the internationally respected laws of the sea.

Why not board an JAL flight and make the same protest? Better take them back to Japan and see them grovel like Paul Watson (I promise I'll never do it again). The sea is governed by international law. For the record I'll say I am against whale hunting but these gus need to pay he price for piracy.
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spudmanreincarnatedJan. 13, 2012 - 06:05PM JST

like Paul Watson

Huh? Do you mean Peter Garret?
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anglootakuJan. 13, 2012 - 06:18PM JST

More tax money wasted...
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CletusJan. 13, 2012 - 06:21PM JST

anglootaku

More tax money wasted...

Given some of the other things our glorious leader spends our hard earned money on l am happy for my taxes to be spent on this. Better this than her payrise l say.
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anglootakuJan. 13, 2012 - 06:46PM JST

mmm I guess, but people do need to learn a lesson.. what these people did are are a federal offense considered terrorism.. they are not heroes nor nothing, but an organization trying infiltrate government property.
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Herve Nmn L'EisaJan. 13, 2012 - 08:08PM JST

The whales should be protected, the whalers, not so much. Glad the protesters were handed over.
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anglootakuJan. 13, 2012 - 08:53PM JST

The cause to support whales is fine, but breaking the law, is breaking the law..
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Bebert61Jan. 13, 2012 - 09:10PM JST

Is someone going to have to die on the high seas before someone steps in and puts a stop to this circus of low level terrorism? The way to stop this is to put these so-called activists in prison for 5 years or more. If some people were to vandalize the Sea Shepard's ships in port, disable their propellors, board and harass the crew, there would be arrests, there would be fines and there would be jail time handed out for those who violated their parole and committed these crimes again. Add the dangers of doing this in the middle of the ocean and 5 years is about the right punishment for first time offenders.

As an aside, I'd love to see Fatty and his friends pull this stunt against a North Korean fishing fleet. We'd get to see Mr. Watson put in an honest days labor, if we ever saw him again.
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anglootakuJan. 13, 2012 - 09:29PM JST

Couldnt agree more Bebert61 can you imagine if these hicks went to China to protest about eating certain animals, they would have a lengthy jail sentence..
- ModeratorJan. 13, 2012 - 09:32PM JST
  
  Back on topic please.
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nandakandamandaJan. 13, 2012 - 09:43PM JST

So these three were trying to stop the stalkers from being tailed?
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jonobugsJan. 13, 2012 - 10:05PM JST

Yes, it appears that the 3 Australians boarded the Japanese ship which was tailing the Steve Irwin. They hoped that it would cause the Japanese ship to be detained or slowed enough so that the Steve Irwin could lose them. The Japanese ship is not actively whaling. They are trying to let the rest of the Japanese ships know the location of the Steve Irwin. This is what I think is happening, if I'm wrong, please correct me.
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OssanAmericaJan. 13, 2012 - 11:34PM JST

You are correct jonobugs. Except that Watson's plan failed miserably because the SM2 which the three clowns boarded did not go to an Australkian port as they demanded. The ACV Protector came out to get them. Meantime, surveillance of the Steve Irwin was taken over by another ship the YM2 so there was no interuption at all. Meantime, the Australian government and many Australians have now spoken out against this action as "stupid", "illegal" "piracy" etc. and public anger about wasting Australian taxpapers money on these "activists". Watsion himself added fuel to this by publically criticizing the Australian government for a situatioin which he himself caused.
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KwaabishJan. 14, 2012 - 12:07AM JST

Ossan,

Spot on.
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arrestpaulJan. 14, 2012 - 12:08AM JST

Forest Rescue said it boarded the vessel to try to prevent the Shonan Maru from tailing the Steve Irwin, a ship from anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, back to the Southern Ocean where Japan annually hunts for whales.

Apparently the Foolish Rangers plan failed. At least they get to go back home, which is what they demanded from the SM2 after the eco-terrorist Watson abandoned them.
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gelendestrasseJan. 14, 2012 - 03:40AM JST

This whole thing is starting to take on the attributes of a farce. The Japanese don't need the whales and Watson is getting rich from donations. Truth really is stranger than fiction.
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LH10Jan. 14, 2012 - 09:37AM JST

-_-# Australia...