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Sea Shepherd to pay damages to Japanese whalers
2015-06-10
Trying to "Save the World" may have its rewards, but they come with a cost
Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd has agreed to pay damages to Japanese whalers for violating a US court injunction and continuing to disturb their research whaling in the Antarctic Ocean.

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the US-headquartered group's appeal. The justices upheld a lower court decision that found Sea Shepherd violated a 2012 court injunction, and ordered the conservation organization to pay damages.

Sea Shepherd agreed to pay 2.55 million dollars to the plaintiffs including the Japanese Institute of Cetacean Research.

The plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in 2011 with a US federal district court. They sought to stop the hardline marine-life conservation group from obstructing Japanese research whaling in the Antarctic Ocean.

Last December, the US Court of Appeals in San Francisco said Sea Shepherd violated a provisional injunction banning the group from disturbing Japanese whalers. It ordered the group to pay damages. The Supreme Court dismissed Sea Shepherd's appeal.
Posted by:badanov

#9  France24 account of some incidents. I seem to remember an incident near Malta involving a harpoon and a leg...it gives me great satisfaction picturing Queequeg delivering a mighty warning. IIRC. Malta scrambled its navy to break the fight up, then sided with the fishers.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2015-06-10 18:41  

#8  Dunno JHH, I have seen a couple seasons (well, wife did, so I did). These ships are crewed by some of the most arrogant self aggrandized rich kids on safe play. Not only is what they have been doing piracy, their complete lack of seamanship and their stupid stunts are going to get somebody killed, likely somebody trying to save their dumb asses.

There was one episode where Captain Pigg sent out some sort of longboat to harass the Japanese, the Japanese cruised off, and Captain Pigg persued...forgetting he had crew out on a boat, in bad conditions, near the Antarctic, open boat, almost out of gas. Took half an episode for Pigg to be convinced to go get his crew.

This org a pirates. Sea Shepherd to Mediterranian, that mission didn't makie TV because the Europeans kicked their asses.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2015-06-10 18:29  

#7  This is like ISIS vs Pencilneck. Nobody to root for, only against.
Posted by: JHH   2015-06-10 17:54  

#6  Nah... they might hit someone and do you have any idea how hard it is to get the stench off a harpoon?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2015-06-10 17:00  

#5  Next time, the Japanese should shoot their harpoon through the wheel house.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2015-06-10 15:41  

#4  Tried to watch that reality show about the anti-whalers and just couldn't. Not for long. The people involved just seemed more interested in self-aggrandizing than seriously helping the whales in a useful way (but aren't most protests that way).

Better to equip your ship with amplifiers and project the sounds of whatever might drive the whales away and then just peacefully follow the 'research' vessel. Maybe that wouldn't be glorious and it would certainly make for dull tv but do they want to save the whales or just slap each other on the back about how brave they are?
Posted by: rjschwarz   2015-06-10 14:53  

#3  Like most hard-line eco groups, these guys are a scam, and they exist to have a life and an income based upon a few out of touch wealthy donors. A couple million from the sort of people who comprise 90% of their funding is a drop in the bucket.

Too bad. Defunding them would be a good thing. AFAIC, they are pirates and should be treated the way pirates are treated. In every detail.
Posted by: no mo uro   2015-06-10 05:41  

#2  A real life version of 'The Price Is Right,' huh Bob?
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2015-06-10 01:13  

#1  Just go Rainbow Warrior on their ass next time..
Posted by: Raj   2015-06-10 00:33  

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