Super COOL boat with Hippies Sunk

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

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Sea Shepherd Hippies Ship destroyed by Japanese security vessel

At first glance, you would think that Batman has some sort of button he could push to avoid a collision with a security vessel attached to a whaling fleet. Obviously not.

The good news, self-righteous ignorant enviro-radicals got really wet and lost their 1.5 million dollar boat. Follow up question - Why do you need a stealth boat if you are going to float around in plain view to get pegged with a water cannon?"

http://beforeitsnews.com/story/2838/Sea_Sh...ity_vessel.html

[Nagishkaw 510]

Would have a better chance in the Yellow Submarine.

[Pooky 3,784]

Since when was killing 500 whales per season a "research" project.

Japan is flouting the ban on commercial whaling and the Sea Shepherds are one of the groups trying to do something about it in a non-violent manner. After this incident, I hope someone donates a recently decommissioned warship and some torpedoes to them, so they can go out and sink the slanty-eyed bar-stewards.

[natty bumppo 297]

Since when was killing 500 whales per season a "research" project.

Japan is flouting the ban on commercial whaling and the Sea Shepherds are one of the groups trying to do something about it in a non-violent manner. After this incident, I hope someone donates a recently decommissioned warship and some torpedoes to them, so they can go out and sink the slanty-eyed bar-stewards.

all that is really needed is a dingy loaded with explosives ...

hint: USS Cole ....

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Since when was killing 500 whales per season a "research" project.

Japan is flouting the ban on commercial whaling and the Sea Shepherds are one of the groups trying to do something about it in a non-violent manner. After this incident, I hope someone donates a recently decommissioned warship and some torpedoes to them, so they can go out and sink the slanty-eyed bar-stewards.

Japanese fishermen are flagrant poachers. I spent some time at KMR, during the cold war, and there were more Japanese vessels sneaking around, fishing, than the Russian "fishing" trawlers spying on what we were doing.

[jundp 191]

Since when was killing 500 whales per season a "research" project.

Japan is flouting the ban on commercial whaling and the Sea Shepherds are one of the groups trying to do something about it in a non-violent manner. After this incident, I hope someone donates a recently decommissioned warship and some torpedoes to them, so they can go out and sink the slanty-eyed bar-stewards.

Wow. I agree with everything in your post until the bolded part. #######? Racist much?

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I'm with jundp - your post was good until you ruined it by making a racist comment.

Official warning: please, avoid racist comments even if you feel strongly about an issue. Racism is never an appropriate response as well as being a violation of Terms of Service for this site.

Edited January 17, 2010 by Kathryn41

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Hey man. You knocked over my bong. Not cool.

[john & jean 37]

like it, or not, a group like them is needed!!!

[Pooky 3,784]

all that is really needed is a dingy loaded with explosives ...

hint: USS Cole ....

One little problem there. The perpetrators have to get home again, as the Sea Shepherds don't use suicide bombers, as its hard to die by an overdose of stink bombs.

Now a dinghy loaded with explosives presents a problem, as the Southern Ocean is cold and swimming in it is basically an exercise in futility. So, that rules out the exploding dinghy route and brings us back to torpedoes (or guns, Exocet missiles, etc.).

I know the Royal Navy is looking to offload the majority of its surface fleet (lack of money, seeing that the UK has no empire to police), any of which would be an affective deterrent to the Japanese whaling fleet. Or maybe the USA could sell them a decommissioned New Jersey class battleship.

[john & jean 37]

or maybe the Japanese could just STOP KILLING WHALES!!!

[Pooky 3,784]

or maybe the Japanese could just STOP KILLING WHALES!!!

Why would they do that?

There is an international whaling ban in effect now and no-one does a thing to enforce it on the Japanese. What else can be done to "persuade" the Japanese to stop whaling of their own accord?

And where is Godzilla when you need him?

[Ban Hammer 13,342]

smaller boat's fault - larger vessel has right of way and the smaller vessel sped up just before collision.

[Pooky 3,784]

smaller boat's fault - larger vessel has right of way and the smaller vessel sped up just before collision.

Allocation of fault is pointless. The Southern Ocean is a very big patch of water. If either vessel had any intention of avoiding a confrontation, there were many alternatives to this result.

The main lesson for the next time is the the Sea Shepherds need to make the collision count. One lesson they can learn from the Japanese this time around.

[MrsCat 6]

smaller boat's fault - larger vessel has right of way and the smaller vessel sped up just before collision.

Yup. If you're captaining a 1.5 million dollar boat, I am sure that you must have some training and know the right of way rules on the water.