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00:00:00Untertitelung des ZDF für funk, 2017

00:00:30Untertitelung des ZDF für funk, 2017

00:01:00Their tactics are aggressive and controversial

00:01:02They have suffered losses

00:01:05And celebrated victories

00:01:08The legendary conservationist has one goal

00:01:12We can't retreat from this until we drive the Japanese fleet out of the southern oceans

00:01:17Hit those bastards

00:01:18We want them to be afraid

00:01:36They're feeling the kind of fear that they inflict upon the creatures they kill

00:01:39The Sea Shepherd fleet prepares for the start of the campaign called Zero Tolerance

00:02:00Okay, that's understood

00:02:14We'll just follow you for now

00:02:15Soon, they will make the dangerous journey down to the Antarctic

00:02:20To confront the Japanese whalers

00:02:22Down the winch

00:02:23But this year, for the first time, they are leaderless

00:02:27Sea Shepherd commander Paul Watson is not on campaign

00:02:31I've never been in a situation where Paul is not in the position to be leading the campaign

00:02:38I never felt that this would happen

00:02:41A Canadian environmentalist and founder of an anti-whaling group called Sea Shepherd

00:02:47Has skipped bail and fled Germany

00:02:50And Interpol has issued a red notice for Deco terrorist Paul Watson

00:02:53The warrant was issued on July 19th

00:02:56And this one coming from the Japanese government

00:02:58The international manhunt continues for the eco-radical accused of attacking whaling vessels and shark finned ships

00:03:04The feds are urging anyone who know of his whereabouts to contact authorities

00:03:09After Captain Paul Watson was arrested in Germany

00:03:17He was released out on bail

00:03:19When he received word that he'd be taken directly to Japan

00:03:22He decided to skip bail

00:03:24He is the target of two Interpol red alerts

00:03:28He's without a passport, without a bank card, without any type of identification whatsoever

00:03:33Ready?

00:03:36In the past year since Paul's gone underground

00:03:39I think there's been a lot of insecurity

00:03:41And we've all just been unsure on what's going to happen

00:03:44One and two

00:03:45He's been at the helm since the birth of these Antarctic campaigns

00:03:48I think everybody was kind of questioning

00:03:50Will we be weaker?

00:03:51Will we be stronger?

00:03:52You know, how's this all going to play out?

00:03:54Yeah, that's it

00:03:57This is Sid

00:04:00Hey, good afternoon, Sid

00:04:03So we've got 10 boxes of veggies, a lot of bags as well

00:04:08All right, thank you

00:04:09Right now we're focusing on provisioning our ship

00:04:13We've refueled, we have all of our crew on board

00:04:15The most important thing for us to do is stopping whales from being killed in Antarctica

00:04:19Not worry about Captain Paul Watson

00:04:21No matter what legal situation he's facing

00:04:24Delta's away

00:04:25It's the morning and we've just launched the Delta

00:04:27To go and meet up with the Bardot

00:04:28They've gone to pick up some produce and things like that

00:04:31To resupply the ship

00:04:33Ready?

00:04:34Ready?

00:04:35Ready?

00:04:36Paul's been pushing the boundaries of conservation for many, many years

00:04:43And without Paul being here makes it extremely challenging

00:04:47So I think that time will tell

00:04:50Simon, is that everything?

00:04:57Negative

00:04:58We have one more

00:05:00One thing that I've learned from sailing for so long with Captain Paul Watson

00:05:11Is that no matter what the situation he's put in

00:05:14No matter how dangerous

00:05:15No matter what the repercussions could be

00:05:18He always seems to make it through

00:05:20It's cold

00:05:21It's cold

00:05:21Welcome back Paul

00:05:34All I can say about the trip from Germany

00:05:40Is that covering 12,000 miles without a passport

00:05:43You know, it takes a lot of doing

00:05:44So there's a lot of things that we really can't divulge

00:05:47We were never under any illusion when we took on Japan that this was going to be easy

00:05:56I mean, we're off against one of the world's superpowers

00:05:58And they want to shut down Sea Shepherd

00:06:00I guess we can get underway

00:06:02But the fact is, we will be there to meet them

00:06:06We will chase them

00:06:10We will block them

00:06:11And we will do everything within our power to ensure they don't kill any whales

00:06:16You know, no matter what, they're not going to get rid of us

00:06:19All right, let's go

00:06:20The world is a vampire

00:06:25Steve Irwin, Bob Barker

00:06:34Steve Irwin, Bob Barker

00:06:35Are you leaving? We follow

00:06:36Okay, have a good trip

00:06:38Likewise

00:06:39With Paul back in command

00:06:41The Sea Shepherd fleet continues their journey south

00:06:44Their mission

00:06:45To stop the Japanese whalers from killing even a single whale

00:06:49A bit more, Mark

00:06:50The Sea Shepherds believe the whalers are violating an international ban on commercial whaling

00:06:56The whalers say they are legally killing whales for scientific research

00:07:01Which both claim to have the law on their side

00:07:03Our objective is to make sure they don't kill any whales

00:07:08That comes over and above everything else

00:07:11All of these crew have been asked this one fundamental question

00:07:14Are you willing to risk your life to protect a whale?

00:07:18And those who answer in the affirmative

00:07:20Those are the kind of people we want

00:07:22Do you see them?

00:07:25No

00:07:26Every year, the Sea Shepherds have been outnumbered by the Harpoon ships

00:07:30And the Japanese security vessel

00:07:31This year will be different

00:07:34I see them!

00:07:36Captain Paul Watson has brought with him a new ship

00:07:39Oh my god, look at it!

00:07:43It looks exactly like one of the security ships

00:07:46We discovered that the Japanese were selling one of their research vessels

00:07:50We set up a bunch of companies to buy the vessel without anybody knowing

00:07:55Not only did we buy it, but the Japanese whalers delivered it for us

00:07:58The state-of-the-art vessel was paid for by Sam Simon

00:08:11An executive producer of the TV show The Simpsons

00:08:15It is the most modern vessel in their fleet

00:08:18The Japanese engineering is excellent

00:08:21I'll always be trying to buy a Toyota from now on

00:08:23I think when I next buy a car

00:08:25The Sam Simon is captained by Luis Pinho, a Brazilian yacht designer

00:08:31He is a long-time mariner

00:08:33But this is his first time at the helm of a Sea Shepherd vessel in Antarctica

00:08:38Make a couple of turns around the British battle

00:08:40Captaining a Sea Shepherd vessel

00:08:42It is a very difficult job

00:08:44But I have a really great love for the whales

00:08:47Good of a ship

00:08:47Now that we have all these vessels together

00:08:50It will be a game of determination

00:08:52The one more determined will definitely succeed

00:08:55Yeah, I see

00:08:57Yeah, I see that

00:08:58The Sam Simon is not the only vessel with a new captain

00:09:01What was it?

00:09:02What was the device?

00:09:03The ultra-fast, one-of-a-kind trimaran, the Bridge of Bardot

00:09:07Will be captained by Jean-Yves Toulon, a newcomer to Sea Shepherd

00:09:11I am French and a captain since a little more than just a month

00:09:16The whales cannot disappear of this planet

00:09:19The big problem is the humans

00:09:21Sorry

00:09:22This will be his first venture into the brutal seas of the Antarctic

00:09:28My strategy is to do what they want me to do

00:09:31I hope we will be successful to find the Japanese fleet very quickly

00:09:35And make them in trouble

00:09:37Finding the fleet can be the most difficult task for the Sea Shepherds

00:09:42They rely heavily on the vantage provided by their long-range helicopter

00:09:46This year we have the helicopter, we have four ships

00:09:51The Sam Simon, the Bridge of Bardot, the Steve Irwin and the Bob Barker

00:09:55We're really in the best position that we've ever been in

00:09:58To shut the Japanese whaling fleet down once and for all

00:10:01Long-time Sea Shepherd Peter Hammerstedt is at the helm of the icebreaker Bob Barker

00:10:07This is also Peter's first time captaining a Sea Shepherd vessel

00:10:11Please let me know when I can go up to 8080

00:10:14A dedicated member, Peter has been arrested multiple times on behalf of the organization

00:10:19When I did my first Antarctic campaign, I promised Captain Paul Watson

00:10:23That I would continue doing these campaigns until we finally ended whaling down in Antarctica

00:10:28This will be my 8th expedition and I'm really honored that Paul would want me to skipper this ship

00:10:34Zero-tolerant will be the zero-kill year

00:10:40The crew has been building the foundation for what will be the most epic campaign in Sea Shepherd history

00:10:45With Paul being the cornerstone of that foundation, we're unbeatable at this point in time

00:10:50The zone ends at these rocks so we can cut across this contour here

00:11:00We'll just keep clear here and from here we'll head straight there

00:11:05Steve Irwin, this is Hillary

00:11:11Thanks

00:11:13You're welcome

00:11:14Hello

00:11:17Yes

00:11:18Yes, I can hear you

00:11:19Nearly a year ago, the Japanese whalers filed a lawsuit in the United States against Sea Shepherd

00:11:25Paul's lawyers have just called with an update

00:11:28The news is not good

00:11:30I mean this is a US court telling international crews that they can't do anything in international waters

00:11:37It's rather strange

00:11:38Captain Paul Watson calls a meeting to share the dire news with his crew

00:11:45Japan has fired their first shot

00:11:49They got the 9th District Court in the United States to issue an injunction against us

00:11:55Defendants, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Paul Watson and any party acting in concert with them

00:12:01Are enjoined from physically attacking any vessel engaged by plaintiffs of the Institute of Cetacean Research Kyoto

00:12:08The injunction prohibits the Sea Shepherds from doing three things

00:12:12Physically attacking any whaling vessel

00:12:14Navigating in a way that puts any whaling vessel in danger

00:12:17And getting closer than 500 yards to a whaling vessel

00:12:20This is just one step down from the United States Supreme Court

00:12:24So they have an incredible amount of power

00:12:28Past Antarctic campaigns have included actions not prohibited by the injunction

00:12:34Prop followers

00:12:35Just going under

00:12:36Throwing butyric acid at close range

00:12:38And ship maneuvers that have often led to collisions

00:12:41Police! Police! Police!

00:12:43So this ruling not only affects their engagement at sea

00:12:47But as word spreads they learn it also may affect them at home

00:12:51So if Sea Shepherd was to violate this

00:12:54Potentially there could be a lawsuit that could go after all the assets of Sea Shepherd

00:12:59And as individuals you as well could have your individual assets gone after

00:13:03So it creates a little element of danger legally for every person on the crew

00:13:07Especially for American citizens

00:13:09If you are willing to put yourself on the front line

00:13:14Then you need to do so being fully aware that there could be consequences to that

00:13:19If any of you are not really sure about it and you want to leave you have time now to decide

00:13:26Anything else?

00:13:28Okay

00:13:30Crew members of each vessel will have to consider if they're willing to face severe legal and financial ramifications

00:13:38It's one thing to like say you know I'm willing to die for whales

00:13:42And then it's another thing to like actually come face to face with a long term repercussion of what we're doing

00:13:48For the Americans the stakes are the highest

00:13:51If the injunction were violated

00:13:53Crew could be held in contempt of court and arrested

00:13:56The court could impose penalties ranging from large fines to potentially the seizing of personal assets

00:14:02Everybody when they sign on with Sea Shepherd knows that there's risk involved

00:14:06But if we end up in court or jail that could affect the rest of your life

00:14:13Personally I'm extremely close to my family

00:14:15I've got a life outside of being on the ships

00:14:19And you know this can jeopardize all that

00:14:24As morning light breaks the Sea Shepherd's discovered that the injunction has claimed its first casualty

00:14:39Thanks to him

00:14:41Helicopter pilot Roger Danner has chosen to leave the campaign

00:14:45I'm 58 years old I'm close to retirement

00:14:48And you know I'm too old to start over again

00:14:51It's not an option for me I mean I love the whales but I also have to make a living

00:14:56Without a pilot the Sea Shepherd's have lost their most effective tool for finding the whaling fleet

00:15:02Alright guys

00:15:03Alright

00:15:04We lost our helicopter pilot because of this injunction

00:15:08When we come aboard as crew we're asked if we're ready to die for a whale

00:15:11And he felt it was necessary to leave the vessel to protect his own assets and not protect whales

00:15:18The injunction is obviously a big restriction and added to that the loss of the helicopter pilot

00:15:25And the loss of the helicopter is something that we cannot afford

00:15:29At this point in time I do not know how we can abide by the injunction and still be effective in stopping whaling this year

00:15:37Coming up

00:15:40Alright stand by

00:15:42We're on our way to a massive showdown

00:15:45Holy

00:15:46Get ready for impact

00:15:48And we have to show them that we're gonna stand our ground

00:15:51You'll have to sink me, I am not gonna move for you

00:15:54Move it, move it

00:15:57Move it

00:15:58Move it

00:16:02Move it

00:16:03Move it

00:16:08Hello

00:16:09Yes

00:16:10Since finding out about the Ninth Circuit court ruling

00:16:15Ball has been behind closed doors speaking with his attorneys

00:16:18Japan just figures they can do whatever they want down here with impunity

00:16:22Aber die Injunktion in place,

00:16:24stoppen die Whalers this season

00:16:26will be nearly impossible.

00:16:28Der Injunktion in place against us

00:16:30definitely is a big blow to the campaign,

00:16:32but Paul is our lead strategist.

00:16:34He's been at this for over 35 years,

00:16:36so we trust that he'll be able to get us through this.

00:16:38Thank you.

00:16:43As you all know,

00:16:44the US 9th District Court

00:16:46has imposed an injunction

00:16:48and we have to comply

00:16:50with the orders of the court,

00:16:52which specifically name myself

00:16:54and Sea Shepherd USA.

00:16:56So, the solution to this

00:16:58is really that Sea Shepherd USA withdraw.

00:17:03It will be a campaign led by

00:17:05Sea Shepherd Australia

00:17:07and I'm simply here as an observer.

00:17:09I am not the expedition leader.

00:17:12I'm stepping down.

00:17:17Because of the injunction,

00:17:19Sea Shepherd USA will step down

00:17:21and Sea Shepherd Australia

00:17:23will carry on the campaign.

00:17:25Paul will step down

00:17:26as the fleet's commander

00:17:27and captain of the Steve Irwin.

00:17:29These are Dutch and Australian

00:17:32owned and flagged vessels

00:17:34and therefore the US 9th District Court

00:17:37has no authority over these vessels,

00:17:39but they do have authority over me,

00:17:40so that's why I'm stepping down.

00:17:42That's it?

00:17:44Good.

00:17:45Thank you, Paul.

00:17:49Taking over as captain

00:17:50of the Steve Irwin

00:17:51is long-time first mate,

00:17:52Sid Chakravarti.

00:17:55This will be his first time

00:17:56captaining the lead ship

00:17:57in the Antarctic.

00:17:59All right, there we go.

00:18:00Two engines.

00:18:01He will be responsible

00:18:02for all strategic decisions

00:18:03for the Sea Shepherds,

00:18:05while Paul stays aboard

00:18:06while Paul stays aboard

00:18:07as only an observer.

00:18:11All right, good ships?

00:18:12Good.

00:18:13Paul Watson cannot be consulted

00:18:15for guidance anymore.

00:18:17It is clearly up to the captains

00:18:19on the four ships

00:18:20to look after the safety

00:18:21of navigation.

00:18:22Obviously, it's not ideal

00:18:24that we've had to have him step down,

00:18:27but I still believe

00:18:28and have a strong conviction

00:18:29in the crew and myself.

00:18:31Keep it on 410.

00:18:34For the first time

00:18:35in Sea Shepherd history,

00:18:36Paul will not be calling

00:18:37the shots,

00:18:38and the entire Sea Shepherd fleet

00:18:40will be led

00:18:41by first-time captains.

00:18:47Not having Captain Watson

00:18:48in charge certainly presents

00:18:50a challenge for us.

00:18:51I mean, this is his organization.

00:18:53He founded it.

00:18:54There is only one Paul Watson,

00:18:56and to not have him around

00:18:58certainly makes you wonder

00:18:59how successful we will be.

00:19:03Right now,

00:19:04I'm prevented

00:19:05from leading this campaign.

00:19:07We have new captains.

00:19:09They have to know

00:19:10that to be a leader

00:19:11with Sea Shepherd

00:19:12means they have to do

00:19:13what has to be done

00:19:14without me.

00:19:18Ooh!

00:19:19What do we have here?

00:19:20Hey, Minky,

00:19:21right next to the ship.

00:19:22There we go!

00:19:25There we go!

00:19:31See him?

00:19:32Right there!

00:19:35When that Minky

00:19:36is looking up at us,

00:19:37there's definitely

00:19:38a connection there.

00:19:39And that's the kind

00:19:40of connection

00:19:41that I think

00:19:42drives the crew

00:19:43to come out

00:19:44and make the sacrifices

00:19:45that it takes

00:19:46to be on this crew.

00:19:47Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

00:19:48When this Minky

00:19:49whale came

00:19:50next to this TV,

00:19:51you can totally see

00:19:52that he was just

00:19:53trying to relate to us

00:19:54as much as we were

00:19:55trying to relate to her.

00:19:56It was one of the

00:19:57most special moments

00:19:58of my entire life,

00:19:59and it really reminds me

00:20:00why we're here.

00:20:04While some people

00:20:05have chosen to leave

00:20:06due to the injunction,

00:20:08the rest of the crew

00:20:09that are here

00:20:10are standing even stronger

00:20:11in their beliefs

00:20:12that they're here

00:20:13for the right reasons.

00:20:14Your attention, please.

00:20:15I just wanted to pass

00:20:16my best on

00:20:17from everybody

00:20:18on the Steve Irvin,

00:20:19and we look forward

00:20:20to seeing you

00:20:21on the slipway soon.

00:20:22Thank you very much.

00:20:23Thank you, sir.

00:20:24Roger that.

00:20:25Have a good luck

00:20:26for you guys.

00:20:27Thank you.

00:20:28Standing by.

00:20:29The Sea Shepherd fleet

00:20:30prepares to split up

00:20:31and begin the monumental

00:20:32task of searching

00:20:33the 7 million square

00:20:34mile Southern Ocean.

00:20:35The Sea Shepherd fleet

00:20:36prepares to split up

00:20:37and begin the monumental

00:20:38task of searching

00:20:39the 7 million square

00:20:40mile Southern Ocean.

00:20:42for the whalers.

00:20:45Four ships.

00:20:46Ready to go, man.

00:20:47Unreal.

00:20:48So, starboard engine

00:20:49clutched in.

00:20:51In the absence

00:20:52of the helicopter

00:20:53with just four ships

00:20:54to cover this enormous

00:20:55amount of sea area,

00:20:56it makes it extremely

00:20:57difficult to find

00:20:58the whaling fleet.

00:20:59The Japanese fleet

00:21:00is made of four types

00:21:01of ships.

00:21:02A security ship

00:21:03which guards the fleet.

00:21:04A security ship

00:21:05which guards the fleet.

00:21:07A security ship

00:21:08which guards the fleet.

00:21:10Three harpoon ships

00:21:12which kill the whales.

00:21:13A hired tanker

00:21:14which supplies the fleet

00:21:15with fuel.

00:21:16And the factory ship

00:21:17the Nishinmaru.

00:21:18Our main target

00:21:19is the Japanese

00:21:20factory ship.

00:21:21Without the factory

00:21:22whaling ship

00:21:23the Japanese

00:21:24whaling fleet

00:21:25cannot process

00:21:26the whale meat.

00:21:27Therefore,

00:21:28they cannot kill

00:21:29any whales.

00:21:30By shutting down

00:21:31just that one vessel

00:21:32we shut down

00:21:33all five ships.

00:21:34Three Sea Shepherd vessels

00:21:35will spread out

00:21:36in the search grid

00:21:37to find the factory ship.

00:21:38While the last vessel

00:21:39Captain Louisa's

00:21:40Sam Simon

00:21:41will search for

00:21:42the fleet's

00:21:43refueling ship

00:21:44the Sun Laurel.

00:21:45If we can get on

00:21:46the Sun Laurel

00:21:47we basically

00:21:48shut down

00:21:49the supply lines.

00:21:50They can only

00:21:51function so long

00:21:52and then they

00:21:53have to get back

00:21:54to refuel.

00:21:55And if we can

00:21:56control that

00:21:57refueling ship

00:21:58that can be

00:21:59just as effective

00:22:00as showing

00:22:01that ammunition

00:22:02maroon.

00:22:03And if we could

00:22:05get the Sun Laurel

00:22:06that would really

00:22:07be a nice little

00:22:08cross.

00:22:09Yeah.

00:22:10Finding the Sun Laurel

00:22:11it's a really

00:22:12difficult task

00:22:13but we know

00:22:14that Sun Laurel

00:22:15usually comes down

00:22:16to just about

00:22:1760 degrees south

00:22:18so we have

00:22:19an informed search

00:22:20pattern and

00:22:21we have to have

00:22:22a bit of luck too.

00:22:33With the helicopter

00:22:34no longer part

00:22:35of the Sea Shepherd's

00:22:36arsenal

00:22:37the speedy

00:22:38Brigitte Bardot

00:22:39will be an

00:22:40essential asset

00:22:41in locating

00:22:42the factory vessel.

00:22:43We move west

00:22:44to 60...

00:22:4660 south.

00:22:48This is Captain

00:22:49Tourland's

00:22:50first Sea Shepherd

00:22:51campaign.

00:22:52You will have

00:22:53the difficult task

00:22:54of steering the

00:22:55fragile trimaran

00:22:56through the brutal

00:22:57seas of the Antarctic.

00:22:58I think the

00:23:01Brigitte Bardot

00:23:02is a good boat.

00:23:03The main idea

00:23:04is to have speed.

00:23:05The chart of this

00:23:06fast boat

00:23:07has been given to me

00:23:08and I'm very happy

00:23:09about that.

00:23:15As night falls

00:23:16the crew continues

00:23:17to search for the

00:23:18niche in Marf.

00:23:19Can you see something?

00:23:26There's something over there.

00:23:27It's 10 o'clock.

00:23:30Turn your lights out.

00:23:31You can see the

00:23:32structure.

00:23:33It's big.

00:23:36The Sea Shepherd's

00:23:37have spotted a

00:23:38mysterious vessel

00:23:39on radar.

00:23:40Well, it might be

00:23:42the Nishimaru

00:23:43or another one

00:23:44we'd like to

00:23:45find out.

00:23:50I think that's

00:23:51a Yushu.

00:23:52It's a Yushu.

00:23:55The vessel is not

00:23:56the factory ship

00:23:57but one of the

00:23:58Japanese fleet's

00:23:59harpoon vessels.

00:24:00It's good?

00:24:01No, it's not good

00:24:02having the Yushu.

00:24:03I don't understand.

00:24:04What explain me?

00:24:05The Yushu is the

00:24:06harpoon vessel.

00:24:07No, he's told the

00:24:08mission.

00:24:09It's not the big one?

00:24:11No, it's not good

00:24:12seeing the Yushu.

00:24:13He's just told everyone

00:24:14where we are.

00:24:15There we are.

00:24:18The harpoon ships

00:24:19not only kill whales

00:24:20but also act as

00:24:21spy vessels.

00:24:22They can tail sea

00:24:23shepherds and relay

00:24:24their location to

00:24:25the factory ship

00:24:26making it nearly

00:24:27impossible to track

00:24:28down.

00:24:32The plan now is

00:24:33to lose the

00:24:34Yushu Maru number

00:24:35three.

00:24:37Yeah, that's good.

00:24:38We ended up

00:24:39ripping out of there

00:24:40at about 21 knots.

00:24:42Let's see if he

00:24:43follows us now.

00:24:44The Yushu Maru

00:24:46scrambled and

00:24:47started coming

00:24:48after us.

00:24:49At 18 knots

00:24:50he's speeding up

00:24:51to 19.

00:24:5219 knots, man.

00:24:53He's definitely

00:24:54coming after us now.

00:24:58The bridge at Bardot

00:24:59has a faster

00:25:00top speed, but

00:25:01not by much.

00:25:02With only a

00:25:03two-mile-an-hour

00:25:04advantage, it will

00:25:05take over ten hours

00:25:06to escape the

00:25:07kill ship's

00:25:08watchful eye.

00:25:12At least it's a

00:25:13clear night now.

00:25:16100 miles away,

00:25:18the Sam Simons

00:25:19Captain Luis continues

00:25:20to search for

00:25:21the whaler's

00:25:22refueling ship.

00:25:23While this is

00:25:24his first time

00:25:25commanding a

00:25:26Sea Shepherd vessel

00:25:27in Antarctica,

00:25:28he has 17 years

00:25:29experience as a

00:25:30commercial captain.

00:25:31Being a captain

00:25:32of a Sea Shepherd

00:25:33ship, it is,

00:25:34I would say,

00:25:35a bigger commitment

00:25:36than to be a captain

00:25:37on a regular

00:25:38commercial ship

00:25:39because it's a

00:25:40very difficult job

00:25:41to accomplish this

00:25:42mission.

00:25:44What's this

00:25:45view?

00:25:4610.1 knots.

00:25:48We may have

00:25:49other people.

00:25:50The target

00:25:51has appeared

00:25:52on the radar

00:25:53and it looks to be

00:25:54the Sun Laurel,

00:25:55the vessel the

00:25:56whalers use to

00:25:57refuel.

00:25:58There's really no

00:25:59way to be sure

00:26:00what it is,

00:26:01but it's definitely

00:26:02a ship out there,

00:26:03it's definitely

00:26:04moving,

00:26:05it's a bit of

00:26:06an exciting feeling.

00:26:07It's definitely

00:26:08worth investigating.

00:26:09If it is the Sun Laurel,

00:26:12it will be a

00:26:13major victory.

00:26:14The Sea Shepherds

00:26:15might have the

00:26:16ability to cut off

00:26:17the Japanese fleet's

00:26:18fuel supply and

00:26:19force them from

00:26:20the whaling grounds.

00:26:25All right,

00:26:26that's the Sun Laurel,

00:26:27there's no doubt.

00:26:28With 36 days

00:26:29left in the whaling

00:26:30season, the Sea

00:26:31Shepherds have found

00:26:32one of their two main

00:26:33targets.

00:26:34going to get

00:26:36interesting.

00:26:37Things are happening.

00:26:43Let's see what he does.

00:26:45To the south,

00:26:46the Bardot continues

00:26:47to be chased

00:26:48by one of the

00:26:49harpoon vessels.

00:26:50Keeping the ship

00:26:51at full throttle,

00:26:52however,

00:26:53is taxing its

00:26:54twin engines.

00:26:55Right now,

00:26:56we're over-stressing

00:26:57the engines

00:26:58because this boat

00:26:59is a lot of weight.

00:27:01It's like 40 tons.

00:27:08Okay.

00:27:11What the ?

00:27:13We need to take out.

00:27:16An alarm sounds

00:27:17indicating that

00:27:18one of the

00:27:19Guardo's engines

00:27:20is down.

00:27:21With the vessel

00:27:22dead in the water,

00:27:23tempers flare.

00:27:24Just leave the port

00:27:25engine in idle

00:27:26because we don't know

00:27:27what this...

00:27:28Hey, Custer,

00:27:29shut the f*** up

00:27:30for a second.

00:27:31We don't know

00:27:32what this guy's

00:27:33gonna do out there.

00:27:34If we don't have

00:27:35an engine on,

00:27:36who knows what

00:27:37he could do

00:27:38that we can't get away.

00:27:39Your engine

00:27:40are stopped.

00:27:41Do your job.

00:27:42Yes.

00:27:43Stop two engines.

00:27:44It is.

00:27:45We're gonna go

00:27:46and sort this out.

00:27:47Hold like this,

00:27:48Koko, hold.

00:27:49But be careful

00:27:50don't break the tube,

00:27:51huh?

00:27:52As they race

00:27:53the bridge crew

00:27:54monitors the trailing

00:27:55harpoon ship.

00:27:58You see them?

00:27:59It looks like the

00:28:00Yushin is moving

00:28:01in on us.

00:28:05The Yushin Mara

00:28:06was headed towards

00:28:07the bridge of Bardot

00:28:08but their engines

00:28:09still down.

00:28:10Sea Shepherds

00:28:11are unable to escape.

00:28:12This is almost

00:28:13dead ahead.

00:28:14Six miles.

00:28:155.5.

00:28:16Nineteen

00:28:18nothing.

00:28:21Coming up.

00:28:25We are getting rammed.

00:28:26We are getting rammed.

00:28:28They're destroying us.

00:28:29The potential for this

00:28:30to end up in

00:28:31serious injury

00:28:32or death is

00:28:33extremely real.

00:28:34We have lost power.

00:28:35We have lost power.

00:28:36Stand down.

00:28:37Captain John Eve's

00:28:38bridge of Bardot

00:28:40is dead in the water.

00:28:41Its engines were

00:28:42pushed past the brink

00:28:43and have now gone

00:28:44offline.

00:28:45A harpoon ship

00:28:46is two and a half miles

00:28:47away and approaching.

00:28:48You see them?

00:28:49Straight out.

00:28:50It's changed course a bit.

00:28:52It's coming to a stock.

00:28:53Suddenly the Yushin Maru

00:28:54comes to a stock

00:28:55blooming just two miles away.

00:28:56The Sea Shepherd

00:28:57scrambled to fix

00:28:58the crippled engine.

00:28:59Get in.

00:29:00After working through the night,

00:29:01lead engineer

00:29:02Quintan,

00:29:03Captain John Eve,

00:29:04the ship.

00:29:05The ship.

00:29:06The ship.

00:29:07The ship.

00:29:08The ship.

00:29:09The ship.

00:29:10The ship.

00:29:11The ship.

00:29:12The ship.

00:29:13The ship.

00:29:15The ship.

00:29:16The ship.

00:29:17The ship.

00:29:18The ship.

00:29:19The ship.

00:29:20The ship.

00:29:21The ship.

00:29:22Acasta.

00:29:23Emerges from the bowels

00:29:24of the boat with terrible news.

00:29:26I mean everything we can we change.

00:29:28We try our best what we can,

00:29:34but we cannot make this engine run.

00:29:37It was way too long

00:29:39to be driven at that pressure

00:29:41and at that extreme.

00:29:45Jean-Yves pushed that boat

00:29:47pretty hard not really knowing

00:29:48the vessel that well

00:29:49not knowing how far you can push it.

00:29:51Now it looks like we're heading back to port.

00:29:55We're throwing the fuel pump on the starboard engine.

00:29:57It's not pushing fuel to the injectors.

00:29:59Maybe we'll have to go back to the nearest port.

00:30:04The bridge at Bardot will now limp back to port

00:30:07and will be out of commission for the remainder of the whaling season.

00:30:11Having lost their long-range helicopter and now the speed of the Bardot,

00:30:15the Sea Shepherds are at a severe disadvantage in their search for the whalers.

00:30:18Going back to port, it's a real bitter pill to swallow right now.

00:30:24Emotionally, for me, it's one of the worst feelings I've ever felt.

00:30:30Sorry to hear about your engine trouble.

00:30:32But as long as that engine is not pushed...

00:30:34And it is kept at low load, you should be fine getting all the way back to Hobart.

00:30:38All right.

00:30:39The ability for the Bardot to sprint at her high speed

00:30:43and be able to get her head undetected would have been a huge advantage.

00:30:46We have lost her when we need her the most.

00:30:48It's really unfortunate.

00:30:54The Sam Simon stands guard at the refueling ship,

00:30:57which leaves the Sea Shepherd's slower vessels,

00:30:59the Bob Barker and the Steve Irwin,

00:31:01to search the 7 million square miles Southern Ocean for the factory ship.

00:31:09We'll just head up to 67 and start going due east.

00:31:12With just two ships to search the entire Southern Ocean,

00:31:15every decision the new captains make could be a costly one.

00:31:19Each day that the Sea Shepherds are not with the Japanese fleet,

00:31:22whales could be dying.

00:31:24So the intention would be to head towards where the ice is opening up,

00:31:28which is what we've done in the past.

00:31:30And hopefully we actually do find them.

00:31:33The President has been in the icebox.

00:31:35I'm confident that our officers and crew are quite capable of making decisions in the field.

00:31:42But it is with a lot of frustration that I watch the campaign go ahead without me.

00:31:54Change course to 242.

00:31:58242?

00:31:59Yep.

00:31:59All right.

00:32:01Chasing the Nishimaru for eight or nine years down here

00:32:03gives me a little bit of insight into how the captain of the Nishimaru thinks.

00:32:07I felt relatively confident that they would want to keep pushing west

00:32:11because that's the only area that there was any good weather.

00:32:13And I decided to take a chance, change course due west,

00:32:17hoping to intercept the factory whaling ship.

00:32:19While the Steve Irwin executes a search grid heading east,

00:32:25the Bob Barker heads west directly to an area where Peter believes the factory vessel will be.

00:32:31This is a major gamble for the rookie captain,

00:32:34as it will mark the furthest west the Sea Shepherds have ever searched on an Antarctic campaign.

00:32:39If Peter is wrong, he will have taken the Barker out of the action,

00:32:43and the whalers might be free to whale unimpeded.

00:32:46This is the furthest west we've ever gone,

00:32:48and I don't feel like we're being as effective as we could be,

00:32:51but there's always questions every day.

00:32:53You cross your fingers and all the people above know what the hell they're doing.

00:33:02The Sam Simon has been trailing the Sun Laurel for 11 days.

00:33:06Their mission is to prevent whaling ships from reaching the tanker to refuel,

00:33:10but they have yet to be tested.

00:33:12Not a single Japanese whaling vessel has been spotted.

00:33:14This is exactly what we want to be doing.

00:33:19We've got, like, one of the most major targets.

00:33:2417.8.

00:33:26That could be a...

00:33:2717.8 speed, yeah.

00:33:28That could be a hundred ship.

00:33:30Coming in quick, man.

00:33:32I see a target out there.

00:33:35And it looks like a ship.

00:33:37It's only one.

00:33:38Yeah, it's one.

00:33:39It looks like the Yushin Maru.

00:33:46For the first time in nearly two weeks, the Sam Simon has company.

00:33:50The Yushin Maru 3 has emerged through the fog eight miles away.

00:33:55The Yushin, they can't hunt, they can't do anything without fuel,

00:33:57so if we stop them now, then it's over for them.

00:34:05Bridge, bridge.

00:34:06The sea shepherds have spotted a second ship on the horizon,

00:34:25the Shonen Maru 2,

00:34:27the Japanese whaling fleet security vessel.

00:34:29The Shonen is at 8 o'clock.

00:34:31Roger that.

00:34:32The sea shepherds have tangled with the Shonen Maru before.

00:34:36In 2010, it collided with the Yachty Gill.

00:34:40Holy s***.

00:34:42They hit it?

00:34:43Yep, she got hit.

00:34:44Six crew members had to be rescued

00:34:46after the ship was split in two.

00:34:50Evil-looking ship.

00:34:52This is a very scary ship to see.

00:34:55It's the first time the Sam Simon crew

00:34:56has basically been in action.

00:34:58And all of a sudden, here we are,

00:35:00outnumbered by the whaling fleet.

00:35:02Bridge deck.

00:35:02The Sun Laurel is getting ready for refueling.

00:35:05They've got the potential to sink the ship

00:35:10and put the lives of your whole crew in great danger.

00:35:15It's really frightening.

00:35:24Bridge, bridge.

00:35:24One of the Weyla's Harpoon ships and their security vessel,

00:35:32the Shonen Maru 2,

00:35:34have just arrived on scene.

00:35:37The Sam Simon's mission

00:35:38is to block them from refueling at the Sun Laurel.

00:35:41Well, this would definitely work on the standard side of the Sun Laurel.

00:35:46Let's go there, then.

00:35:50Plan is that we just dock there before they dock.

00:35:54All righty.

00:35:55Now we are alone against three ships,

00:35:57but we're going to move in and take our place

00:35:59by the side of the Sun Laurel,

00:36:00so the Harpoon ships cannot refuel.

00:36:04To stop the refueling,

00:36:05Captain Luis will attempt to move the Sam Simon

00:36:07into a position that blocks the fuel supply valves.

00:36:11There is nowhere else within thousands of miles to refuel.

00:36:14If they can hold this position long enough,

00:36:17it could force the Japanese from the wailing grounds.

00:36:20I'm moving in now.

00:36:25Our role right now is one of the most dangerous.

00:36:28If that ship decides to move, they can just crash us.

00:36:32But I think everybody is ready to stop the refueling operation.

00:36:36Holding position next to the Sun Laurel is not an easy task.

00:36:40With both ships unanchored and strong ocean swells,

00:36:44it will be difficult to avoid contact with the tanker.

00:36:48And a collision with a 4,000-ton ship could be disastrous.

00:36:52It goes against my personality

00:36:53to act in so close quarters with other vessels,

00:36:58but I want to fulfill my mission.

00:37:03Approaching, a little hair-raising.

00:37:05Nice, nice, Luis.

00:37:19Very nice.

00:37:20This is a sweet position, Luis.

00:37:22It'll be hard up, squeeze in a half inch.

00:37:24Captain Luis has placed the Sam Simon perfectly against the Sun Laurel,

00:37:30but now he must defend his position.

00:37:33Where is the Yushin?

00:37:34He's coming straight for us.

00:37:36The Shonen is coming in as well.

00:37:40This looks very dodgy.

00:37:42All of a sudden, you see the Harpoon ship and the Shonen

00:37:44are coming in very fast,

00:37:46and they seem very determined to come in.

00:37:48The Yushin is moving at six knots.

00:37:50My first thought is they're going to hit us.

00:37:53Duck, Tim, duck, Tim.

00:37:54Be ready.

00:37:58Steve Irvin, this is Sid.

00:37:59Hi, Sid.

00:38:00How is Luis?

00:38:01We docked against the Sun Laurel,

00:38:05but the Shonen Maru and the Yushin Maru...

00:38:07...started moving.

00:38:08It's a very dangerous situation.

00:38:09I'm alone against three ships.

00:38:11...and I had to actually keep position,

00:38:13and it helped to block these vessels.

00:38:16All right, Luis, that's understood.

00:38:18I'll just talk to Peter about a plan.

00:38:20Okay, thanks.

00:38:21Captain Luis is having trouble

00:38:23maintaining his position at the Sun Laurel.

00:38:26Okay, the other guys started moving fast now.

00:38:28If the Steve Irwin were there,

00:38:30they could help block the Japanese vessels from approaching.

00:38:33But engaging that tactic would mean that Sid and his crew

00:38:36would have to halt their search for the Nishin Maru.

00:38:40Now without Paul to advise him,

00:38:42Captain Sid must make a decision.

00:38:50This is Peter.

00:38:52Hey, Peter, do you have a minute?

00:38:54Yeah.

00:38:55The Steve Irvin is headed up towards the Sun Laurel

00:38:59to help the Sam Simon out,

00:39:01and we'll leave you down here.

00:39:04Looking for the Nishin Maru.

00:39:07Oh.

00:39:08Okay.

00:39:10Bye.

00:39:10The Steve Irvin abandons its search for the Nishin Maru

00:39:16and heads towards the Sam Simon

00:39:18to help fend off the whalers from refueling.

00:39:21This will leave the Bob Barker alone

00:39:23to search for the factory ship.

00:39:26For the Steve, it's best to just go up

00:39:28and help the Sam to ensure that the refueling does not take place.

00:39:33I'm a little leery just to leave the Bob Barker,

00:39:36looking for the nation by itself.

00:39:39Basically, we've just put all of our eggs in one basket.

00:39:43That's just my concern, but...

00:39:46What do I know?

00:39:47Well, I'm just here to stand and watch.

00:39:50Keep it very, very good luck.

00:39:59Scan the horizon.

00:40:02The task of finding the whaler's factory ship

00:40:04is now solely in the hands of Captain Hammerstead.

00:40:07His risky plan to head west

00:40:09is their only hope to find the Nishin Maru.

00:40:12We've just gotten a fix on a moving target on the radar.

00:40:37We're still observing, see what the developments are.

00:40:40This is promising.

00:40:42Can you see a crew?

00:40:47Oh, there's a Yushin.

00:40:51The crew has spotted the Yushin Maru II, a harpoon ship.

00:40:56These boats can relay the Sea Shepherd's location

00:40:59to the factory vessel,

00:41:00making sure the prize ship remains elusive.

00:41:03And if the Sea Shepherds can see the Yushin,

00:41:06the Yushin can see them.

00:41:08I'm looking dead ahead.

00:41:16There's something dead ahead, too.

00:41:20Something very dark.

00:41:22Captain Hammerstead has spotted another ship on the horizon.

00:41:25Hope of finding their main target,

00:41:27the Nishin Maru is still alive.

00:41:29I think it's part of that iceberg.

00:41:32Just a few more miles.

00:41:33Oh, come on.

00:41:43Dead ahead is looking a lot more like a ship.

00:41:45Something very dark.

00:41:58Captain Peter has taken the Bob Barker far to the west

00:42:01in search of the Whaler's factory ship.

00:42:04Just a few more miles.

00:42:05They have discovered a harpoon vessel,

00:42:09but Peter believes there may be a second target in the area.

00:42:13Oh, come on.

00:42:15Hope of finding the Nishin Maru is still alive.

00:42:18Dead ahead is looking a lot more like a ship.

00:42:23Nishin Maru, we got him.

00:42:26Good.

00:42:27We got the Nishin Maru.

00:42:28Dead ahead.

00:42:29Rookie Captain Hammerstead's gamble of searching

00:42:37the western extreme of the whaling area has paid off.

00:42:40The factory ship Nishin Maru is now within their grasp,

00:42:44and an end to the whaler season could be on the horizon.

00:42:48When we find the Nishin, I was so, so excited.

00:42:52This is a really good call of Peter.

00:42:54I'm very, very impressed about his performance.

00:42:59I committed a long time ago to keep coming down here

00:43:03for as long as it takes,

00:43:04and I made that commitment to Paul.

00:43:07So there's no one else I'd rather give the news

00:43:09that we found the Nishin Maru to than Paul directly.

00:43:15Hello.

00:43:16Hey, Paul.

00:43:17Peter, you're on the Bob.

00:43:18Hey.

00:43:18So I'm down here, and 10 miles away from me,

00:43:21I've got the Nishin Maru.

00:43:23Great job.

00:43:25It's going to be quite interesting

00:43:26because they haven't taken very many wheels at all.

00:43:28Good, full speed.

00:43:30Sounds good.

00:43:31Thanks.

00:43:32Thanks, Paul.

00:43:36They just found the Nishin.

00:43:41Yes.

00:43:42Awesome.

00:43:43So done, Bob.

00:43:44The Nishin Maru is hard to find,

00:43:47but Peter's quite capable of commanding the vessel,

00:43:49and he has done an incredible job.

00:43:52We found the Nishin.

00:43:54Woo-hoo!

00:43:54The Nishin Maru's coming fast.

00:44:05On the Sam Simon,

00:44:08Captain Luis struggles to hold his precarious position

00:44:11next to the refueling ship.

00:44:13He fears at any moment,

00:44:14the Shonen Maru could knock them out of place.

00:44:16The Steves should be here to relieve us.

00:44:20If the Steve Irwin were there,

00:44:22they could block the circling whaling ships

00:44:24from coming close.

00:44:25But help is still a day and a half away.

00:44:30I think you want to bring the bow in a bit.

00:44:32Your stern's coming a bit close, mate.

00:44:34The stern's slightly closer than the bow.

00:44:36The stern's of the 400-ton Sam Simon

00:44:52and the 4,000-ton Sun Laurel have collided.

00:44:56Go inside and check for our damage in.

00:44:59Okay, copy that.

00:45:00That's real good.

00:45:02Rise of that.

00:45:03These impacts have really big, cracking impacts.

00:45:09And I've just seen the rails bending and warping

00:45:11and there's paint and steel going flying everywhere.

00:45:18Okay, I think this is pushing it a bit far now.

00:45:24Okay, guys, I'm standing up now.

00:45:26I don't want to do anything too extreme.

00:45:32Just keep moving.

00:45:38Captain Luis decides to steer the Sam Simon

00:45:40away from the Sun Laurel

00:45:42in order to avoid any more collisions.

00:45:44We wanted to fend off the refueling

00:45:47by blocking the upper ships

00:45:49and we had no intention of risking a collision

00:45:51with the tanker,

00:45:53which can be very bad environmentally.

00:45:55So I decided not to pursue that course of action anymore.

00:46:00The Sam Simon is now 200 meters from the Sun Laurel.

00:46:03The tanker has been left completely unguarded

00:46:06and the Yushin Maru and the Shonen Maru

00:46:08are free to refuel.

00:46:10This is really frustrating to see

00:46:11and I'm watching this coast run in and refuel.

00:46:14We are Australian.

00:46:19Shonen's going to refuel next.

00:46:21Shonen Maru, Shonen Maru, this is Sam Simon.

00:46:37Sam Simon is currently stopped,

00:46:39not underway and keeping safe distance.

00:46:41Captain Luis made the decision to back off.

00:47:04Now the Yushin Maru 3 and the Shonen Maru 2

00:47:07have enough fuel for the rest of the season.

00:47:09This is the first time our ship's being tested

00:47:12and they pretty much just walked all over us.

00:47:14Luis just let them refuel

00:47:15and that's extremely depressing and upsetting.

00:47:17It's just like, you know,

00:47:18what's the point of us being down here?

00:47:23Hello, this is Luis.

00:47:25Hi, Luis, this is Sid here.

00:47:26How are you doing?

00:47:28Uh, not so happy.

00:47:30I could not fin them off.

00:47:31I could not stop them approaching.

00:47:34All right, Luis, that's understood.

00:47:37So just stick with them.

00:47:38Okay, thanks.

00:47:39Simon.

00:47:43When I was with Greenpeace,

00:47:44we used to stop the sealing boats

00:47:45by standing on the ice in front of them.

00:47:47They would always stop.

00:47:48Then one year, two Greenpeacers,

00:47:51they got out of the way.

00:47:52What did that mean?

00:47:53It put all of our lives in danger

00:47:54because now they knew

00:47:56these people are going to get out of the way.

00:47:57So we could never do that tactic again

00:47:59because these two individuals ruined it.

00:48:00And I think that the crew of the Sam Simon

00:48:03shouldn't have said that they were willing

00:48:05to risk their life if they didn't mean it.

00:48:07On the Nishan?

00:48:15Yeah.

00:48:17To the southwest,

00:48:18Captain Peter tails the Nishan Maru.

00:48:21But with a harpoon ship nearby,

00:48:23he too is outnumbered.

00:48:25Let's just keep an eye on these guys.

00:48:26If Captain Sid had rushed

00:48:28to help the Bob Barker

00:48:29when the Nishan Maru was first found,

00:48:32the Irwin would now be there

00:48:33to help block the slipway.

00:48:35There's no movement in the deck.

00:48:37Okay.

00:48:38But Sid's decision

00:48:39to head towards the Simon

00:48:41has him a full four days away

00:48:43from the Barker.

00:48:44With the Bob Barker alone

00:48:45on the slipway,

00:48:46the ultimate responsibility

00:48:47of shutting down whaling operations

00:48:49down in Antarctica

00:48:50rests on my shoulders.

00:48:52And I know that it's not going to be easy.

00:48:58The Nishan Maru number two's peeled away.

00:49:01The harpoon ship

00:49:02that was flanking the Nishan Maru

00:49:04is now headed away from the Sea Shepherds

00:49:06and the factory ship.

00:49:08That is odd.

00:49:09Well, it just doesn't make any sense.

00:49:11They're letting us get in

00:49:12very, very close now.

00:49:13We're going to be right on their slipway.

00:49:17What did they do?

00:49:21They're hunting.

00:49:25That's the only explanation.

00:49:27The Yishan Maru

00:49:28has a huge speed advantage

00:49:29over the Bob Barker.

00:49:31If it targets a whale,

00:49:32the Sea Shepherds

00:49:33will be unable to intervene.

00:49:34I remember the day

00:49:36when the Japanese whaling fleet

00:49:38took that whale

00:49:39in front of Sea Shepard

00:49:40four years ago.

00:49:41That was by far

00:49:42the worst thing

00:49:43that I could have possibly seen.

00:49:46During Operation Musashi,

00:49:48helicopter pilot Chris Altman

00:49:50witnessed a minky whale

00:49:51being struck with a harpoon.

00:49:54Oh, my God.

00:49:56Shot with a high-powered rifle.

00:49:59Then after a 20-minute struggle,

00:50:01the whale took its last breath.

00:50:03I hope this is something

00:50:04I've never seen.

00:50:09You can see their trail.

00:50:11They're actually probably

00:50:12chasing a whale down.

00:50:14I don't want to see a dead whale.

00:50:16You know, it's like,

00:50:17that's the last thing

00:50:18any of us want to see

00:50:19on this campaign.

00:50:21Yeah, there was on the side

00:50:22with the harpoon vessel.

00:50:27There's people on the harpoon.

00:50:28They just burned.

00:50:40F***.

00:50:42I got it.

00:50:46See?

00:50:49F***, bastard.

00:50:50They have it now

00:51:09strapped to the side of the ship

00:51:11and they're making way

00:51:12towards the Ishimura.

00:51:18God, F***.

00:51:22I think what Sea Shepherd's

00:51:24always made clear in the past

00:51:25is that if you dare do this

00:51:27in front of us again,

00:51:28that whale is not going to end up

00:51:29on that factory ship.

00:51:31That floating abattoir,

00:51:32that poor excuse

00:51:33for scientific research.

00:51:34They've pushed it too far.

00:51:39Confrontation's imminent.

00:51:40There's the app.

00:51:41Now it's crossing our stern.

00:51:44Yishin Maru number two.

00:51:45This is the Bob Barker.

00:51:47I will not allow you

00:51:48to load this whale

00:51:49onto the Nishin Maru.

00:51:51If you want to transfer this whale,

00:51:52you've got to go through me.

00:51:54After a kill,

00:51:55the harpoon vessels

00:51:56transfer whales

00:51:57to the factory ship

00:51:58using a series of winches

00:52:00and cables.

00:52:01All right, they're at 40 meters.

00:52:03A bit more speed, Carlos.

00:52:04We can't let them

00:52:05get ahead of us.

00:52:06The Sea Shepherds

00:52:07will attempt to place

00:52:08the Bob Barker

00:52:09between the harpoon ship

00:52:10and the slipway

00:52:11of the Nishin Maru

00:52:12in order to prevent the transfer.

00:52:14We need to make sure

00:52:15we keep the bow by Nishin.

00:52:17Okay.

00:52:18To block the incoming harpoon ship,

00:52:20the Bob Barker has moved

00:52:21within 500 yards

00:52:22of the factory vessel.

00:52:24The distance stated

00:52:25in the injunction

00:52:26against Sea Shepherd USA.

00:52:28They shouldn't be down there

00:52:29to begin with,

00:52:29so why the hell

00:52:30should we follow

00:52:31some injunction saying

00:52:32you can't go

00:52:33within so-and-so feet?

00:52:34that, you know?

00:52:35I'm going to do it anyway.

00:52:36I'll be more than happy

00:52:37to go to jail

00:52:38for a single whale.

00:52:40He's right here.

00:52:41Yeah, all right,

00:52:42can't ask.

00:52:43I'll go to the wall.

00:52:45They're going to end up

00:52:45hitting us.

00:52:46All right, stand by.

00:52:48Hold on.

00:52:49Hold on.

00:52:50Hold on.

00:52:51Hold on.

00:52:51We're going to cut between them.

00:53:05Speed up.

00:53:06All right.

00:53:06I'll do it.

00:53:07Oh, no.

00:53:22Oh, no.

00:53:24Oh, no.

00:53:26Oh, no.

00:53:31No.

00:53:32They have it.

00:53:34When they transferred

00:53:35that whale,

00:53:36I felt about as low

00:53:38as a guy could get.

00:53:39You come to the bottom

00:53:40of the planet,

00:53:40and you're right there,

00:53:42and you still can't stop them.

00:53:45No.

00:53:45If the Steve had been here,

00:53:49we could have stopped

00:53:49that transfer.

00:53:51But we were by ourselves,

00:53:52and there's only so much

00:53:53one ship can do.

00:53:59It definitely felt like

00:54:00we failed.

00:54:01We just feel helpless.

00:54:04You feel like

00:54:05it's an impossible mission.

00:54:07I tried so hard

00:54:09with everything,

00:54:10and they just

00:54:10just f***ed on it.

00:54:13I'm disappointed

00:54:14that the way

00:54:15I was transferred

00:54:15and I'm willing

00:54:17to take responsibility

00:54:18for that whale

00:54:19getting onto

00:54:19the Nishin Maru.

00:54:29They're not really happy.

00:54:31The crew of the Bob Barker

00:54:33is still reeling

00:54:34from their failure

00:54:34to stop the transfer

00:54:36of the dead whale

00:54:36from the harpoon ship

00:54:38to the factory ship.

00:54:39We'll keep this push

00:54:40for a little longer.

00:54:40It's just over

00:54:41more on their quarter.

00:54:43The organization

00:54:44that oversees

00:54:45the whaling fleet

00:54:46released a statement

00:54:47on their website

00:54:47in response

00:54:48to the confrontation,

00:54:50stating,

00:54:50The Bob Barker

00:54:52repeatedly came

00:54:53to close quarter distance

00:54:54from both research vessels.

00:54:57The Institute

00:54:58of Cetacean Research

00:54:59strongly condemns

00:55:00the Sea Shepherds

00:55:01and its imprudent

00:55:02and violent actions.

00:55:03Right now,

00:55:06the Japanese whaling fleet

00:55:08seemed really overwhelming

00:55:09and very powerful.

00:55:11They had killed a whale

00:55:12in front of us

00:55:13and we couldn't do anything

00:55:14about it.

00:55:18The Nishin Maru

00:55:19is very, very low on fuel.

00:55:21They are so high

00:55:22out of the water.

00:55:24Research is usually

00:55:25level with the water.

00:55:26It's not my idea

00:55:28or are they speeding up?

00:55:30Speeding up to 8.3.

00:55:34Oh, they're turning.

00:55:37Suddenly,

00:55:38the Nishin Maru

00:55:38makes a hard turn

00:55:39to the east.

00:55:41I don't know

00:55:41what they're doing.

00:55:42Maybe they're just

00:55:42trying to buy time

00:55:43until they can figure out

00:55:44what to do.

00:55:45So we're just keeping

00:55:46about half a mile

00:55:47off them

00:55:47and seeing the next step,

00:55:50whatever that might be.

00:55:50150 miles to the north,

00:55:59Captain Luis

00:56:00on the Sam Simon

00:56:01is sticking close

00:56:02to the Sun Laurel.

00:56:03The Shonen Maru

00:56:04and the Yushin Maru

00:56:05are keeping their distance,

00:56:07but they have not

00:56:07left the area.

00:56:09They're turning left.

00:56:10Hard left.

00:56:11Really?

00:56:12Uh-huh.

00:56:18Bob, Baca.

00:56:19Bob, Baca.

00:56:19Steve, over.

00:56:20We've got news

00:56:21from Luis

00:56:21that the Sun Laurel

00:56:22made a course change.

00:56:25Okay, so all signs

00:56:26seem to indicate

00:56:27that the Nishin Maru

00:56:27is going to try

00:56:28to refuel.

00:56:29Yes.

00:56:31The whaling fleet

00:56:32has made a synchronized

00:56:33course change.

00:56:34The three ships

00:56:35near the Sam Simon

00:56:36and the two

00:56:37with the Bob Barker

00:56:37are now on an

00:56:39intercept course.

00:56:40The Sea Shepherds

00:56:41believe that the vessels

00:56:42are coming together

00:56:43so that the Nishin Maru

00:56:44can refuel.

00:56:47Have you worked out

00:56:48an ETA for converging?

00:56:49Yeah, it's about

00:56:5136 hours from now.

00:56:53So I'm just going to

00:56:54beeline straight for the

00:56:54Sun Laurel.

00:56:55Thanks, bud.

00:57:02Speed up.

00:57:03With all vessels now

00:57:05on an intercept course

00:57:06and a potential massive

00:57:08confrontation on the horizon,

00:57:10Captain Hammerstead

00:57:11calls a meeting

00:57:11to update his crew

00:57:12about the impending danger.

00:57:15If we can stop this

00:57:16Sun Laurel

00:57:16from refueling

00:57:17the Nishin Maru,

00:57:18we ultimately

00:57:19have an opportunity

00:57:20to force the Japanese

00:57:21whaling fleet

00:57:21to call their season

00:57:23short early.

00:57:24And so I won't hesitate

00:57:25in doing what I have

00:57:26to do to stop it.

00:57:28Is this everybody?

00:57:29But before we left

00:57:30our campaign,

00:57:31I promised each one

00:57:32of my crew members

00:57:32that I would bring

00:57:33them all back home safely.

00:57:35And that's why

00:57:35it was very important

00:57:36to keep my crew informed

00:57:38as to what my intentions were.

00:57:41Right now,

00:57:42the Nishin Maru

00:57:42is heading towards

00:57:43the Sun Laurel

00:57:44to refuel.

00:57:45We need to stop

00:57:46this refueling

00:57:47from taking place.

00:57:49So I think it's safe

00:57:50to say that we're

00:57:51on our way

00:57:52to a massive showdown

00:57:54and probably

00:57:55the decisive confrontation

00:57:57of this campaign.

00:58:00We're going to be

00:58:01in between these

00:58:02two large vessels

00:58:02that are very, very

00:58:03intent on refueling.

00:58:05If the Nishin Maru

00:58:05hits us alongside

00:58:07our engine room,

00:58:08we are going to

00:58:08crumple like a soda can.

00:58:11If we sustain

00:58:11a hull breach,

00:58:12our ship would sink.

00:58:15Although the Nishin Maru

00:58:16has never collided

00:58:17with one of their boats,

00:58:19the Sea Shepherds

00:58:20have never attempted

00:58:20this tactic before.

00:58:22We're not going to

00:58:23budge for them,

00:58:24and they're going to

00:58:24have to run us through.

00:58:26This isn't a bluff.

00:58:27If we don't stand

00:58:27our ground tomorrow,

00:58:29then every year after this,

00:58:30they're going to assume

00:58:31that we move.

00:58:32And we have to show them

00:58:33that we're serious

00:58:34and that we mean

00:58:35what we say

00:58:36when we say

00:58:37that we're going

00:58:37to stand our ground.

00:58:38I think if we don't move,

00:58:40then sooner or later,

00:58:41they're going to have

00:58:41to call this thing off.

00:58:43So with that said,

00:58:45before we go

00:58:45into this confrontation,

00:58:47anybody who feels

00:58:47uncomfortable with this,

00:58:50there'll be an opportunity

00:58:51for you to disembark,

00:58:52and you can stay

00:58:54on board the Sam Simon.

00:58:56And if anybody

00:58:56doesn't want to be on board,

00:58:58I need to know.

00:58:59Paul Watson stepped down,

00:59:03and Peter's at the helm.

00:59:05He's a great leader.

00:59:07Peter's definitely willing

00:59:09to put this ship

00:59:10in front of anything,

00:59:13and I mean,

00:59:13I would do anything

00:59:14he'd ever ask me to do

00:59:15without hesitation

00:59:16and a heartbeat.

00:59:18The crew has his back.

00:59:19Everybody does.

00:59:20All right.

00:59:24Thank you very much.

00:59:29We all know that

00:59:31we might have to risk our life

00:59:33in order to save

00:59:34the life of a whale.

00:59:35And whales are far more

00:59:37important to the survival

00:59:38of this planet than I am.

00:59:39And if that means

00:59:40that I have to put myself

00:59:41in harm's way

00:59:42to make sure that they are alive,

00:59:44then I'll do it.

00:59:46Pick up a bit more speed.

00:59:48All right.

00:59:48In 36 hours,

00:59:50the entire Sea Shepherd fleet

00:59:51will converge

00:59:52on the whaling fleet.

00:59:53We are making

00:59:54one four knots.

00:59:56All right, Peter.

00:59:57That's understood.

00:59:58In 36 hours,

01:00:00three rookie captains

01:00:01will be put to the test

01:00:02like never before.

01:00:05In 36 hours,

01:00:07the Sea Shepherds

01:00:08will have to decide

01:00:09are they truly willing

01:00:10to die for a whale?

01:00:12It's morning in the Southern Ocean

01:00:21on day 47

01:00:22of Operation Zero Tolerance.

01:00:25The Steve Irwin

01:00:26has just arrived

01:00:27to join the Sam Simon

01:00:28in the tail of the Sun Laurel,

01:00:30the whaler's refueling vessel.

01:00:32It's pretty amazing

01:00:33that this will be

01:00:34the biggest moment

01:00:35that's ever happened

01:00:37on these campaigns.

01:00:37The most intense amount

01:00:40of ship-to-ship action.

01:00:41Yeah.

01:00:42Pretty crazy.

01:00:44The Bob Barker

01:00:46and the Nishinmaru

01:00:46are three hours away

01:00:47from joining the Steve Irwin

01:00:49and the Sam Simon

01:00:50on the Sun Laurel.

01:00:51Two harpoon ships

01:00:52and the whaler's

01:00:53security vessels

01:00:54surround them.

01:00:57A massive confrontation

01:00:58appears imminent.

01:01:01If it looks like

01:01:02they're getting two claws,

01:01:04we'll just get a bit away.

01:01:06We're looking at

01:01:07a massive naval battle

01:01:09about to kick off.

01:01:11Our aim is to prevent

01:01:12the Nishin from refueling.

01:01:13It's likely to be

01:01:14a pretty epic day.

01:01:15When the Bob Barker

01:01:17and the Nishinmaru arrive,

01:01:18the Sea Shepherds

01:01:19will be outnumbered

01:01:20five ships to three

01:01:21as they attempt

01:01:22to prevent the factory

01:01:23ship from refueling.

01:01:25This will be

01:01:26the largest congregation

01:01:27of vessels in the history

01:01:28of Sea Shepherds'

01:01:29Antarctic campaigns.

01:01:31I'm going to handle

01:01:31these two.

01:01:32In close quarters,

01:01:33I need you to give me

01:01:33a visual all the time.

01:01:35The Sea Shepherds

01:01:36anxiously await

01:01:37the final pieces

01:01:38to be set on the battlefield.

01:01:40The Bob Barker

01:01:41and the Nishinmaru.

01:01:44You see her?

01:01:49I see it.

01:01:51It's right back.

01:01:52Moving in?

01:01:56Yeah, moving in

01:01:56between three

01:01:57and five miles away.

01:01:59Okay.

01:02:00You see the Bob Barker

01:02:01next to a monstrosity

01:02:03of a ship,

01:02:03and then you realize

01:02:04that the potential

01:02:05for this to end up

01:02:07in serious injury

01:02:09or death

01:02:10is extremely real.

01:02:13With ship-to-ship

01:02:14collisions being

01:02:15a real possibility,

01:02:16the crew of the Steve Irwin

01:02:18checked the supplies

01:02:19of essential medical

01:02:20and emergency equipment.

01:02:26Look at it.

01:02:28Your crew is setting up

01:02:28the lines.

01:02:30Okay.

01:02:30This is our time to go.

01:02:33Hey, Peter,

01:02:34what's your thinking

01:02:35of what's going on?

01:02:35So I'm just going to keep

01:02:37myself between the Nishin

01:02:38and the Sun Laurel,

01:02:39and if they overtake me,

01:02:40I'll speed up.

01:02:41Yeah.

01:02:42Thank you.

01:02:43The rookie captains

01:02:44have worked out a strategy.

01:02:46The Steve Irwin

01:02:47will come alongside

01:02:48the Sun Laurel

01:02:49to block the fuel supply valves,

01:02:50while the Bob Barker

01:02:52will try to block

01:02:53to get the Nishin Maru

01:02:53from approaching.

01:02:55The Sam Simon

01:02:56will be tasked

01:02:57with keeping

01:02:57the harpoon vessels

01:02:58and the security vessel

01:02:59at bay.

01:03:00A little bit of a kick ahead.

01:03:01Mm-hmm.

01:03:02Kick ahead.

01:03:03Get ahead.

01:03:07Oh, wow.

01:03:14It looks like

01:03:14they want to pass us there.

01:03:17Nishin's approaching.

01:03:18All right.

01:03:20Get out of the way.

01:03:21The Nishin Maru

01:03:24moves alongside

01:03:25the Bob Barker

01:03:25and appears to be

01:03:26approaching the stern

01:03:27of the Steve Irwin.

01:03:33Mission coming up

01:03:34on our board.

01:03:34What the f***?

01:03:36Now it's the front

01:03:37of the heli tank.

01:03:41Get ready for possible impact.

01:03:43Impact.

01:03:44Get ready for impact.

01:03:46Stand by.

01:03:47All crew,

01:03:48brace the impact.

01:03:49All crew,

01:03:49brace the impact.

01:03:51Hey, get our heli deck.

01:04:01F***.

01:04:09They're pushing

01:04:10on the heli deck now.

01:04:12The Steve Irwin

01:04:13and the Nishin Maru

01:04:14have collided,

01:04:15causing damage

01:04:16to the Steve Irwin's heli deck.

01:04:17Come in again, though.

01:04:19Roger that.

01:04:20Ask the Bob to come in.

01:04:22I'm racing ahead.

01:04:24Bob, please come in.

01:04:25We're racing ahead.

01:04:26Yeah, we're coming in.

01:04:27We're coming in.

01:04:28Give it a kick ahead.

01:04:28Yeah, yeah, yeah.

01:04:29Fearing further damage,

01:04:31Sid decides to steer

01:04:33the Steve Irwin away.

01:04:34Now the only chance

01:04:35the Sea Shepherds have

01:04:36of stopping the refueling

01:04:37is for the Bob Barker

01:04:39to move into the narrow gap

01:04:41between the massive factory ship

01:04:42and the tanker.

01:04:46Kick it in.

01:04:46I need a kick.

01:04:47I need a kick.

01:04:48Yeah, I'm doing it.

01:04:51The Bob is going to take this spot.

01:04:53It's not possible.

01:04:54He's not going to be able to do it.

01:04:55It's not a good idea.

01:04:58Okay, go in.

01:04:59Go in.

01:05:12Hey, stay away.

01:05:18You're going to push in, though.

01:05:19Nishimaru, Bob Barker,

01:05:22I will not move.

01:05:23Stay well clear of me

01:05:24or you will collide with my vessel.

01:05:26I have 35 souls on board.

01:05:28Stay clear of me.

01:05:31Look at the Bob

01:05:32just holding their station.

01:05:34Go, Bob!

01:05:37He is a man of fear.

01:05:42Okay, two meters.

01:05:44Brace for possible impact.

01:05:45They make contact.

01:05:52They make contact.

01:05:55We're touching.

01:05:56Yeah.

01:05:57We are not moving.

01:06:06No, he's moving away.

01:06:08They're veering away.

01:06:11Woo!

01:06:11That's what we're here to do.

01:06:12Steve Irwin, Bob Barker.

01:06:18Bob Barker, Steve Irwin, go ahead.

01:06:20We think they're going to move

01:06:21the fenders over to starboard.

01:06:23The Sea Shepherds

01:06:24are now not sure

01:06:24at which side of the sun laurel

01:06:26the Nishimaru will refuel.

01:06:28So Captain Sid and Captain Peter

01:06:30scramble to come up

01:06:32with a new strategy.

01:06:33I've got to keep this position

01:06:34so either you or the Sam

01:06:35have to come in.

01:06:36Roger that.

01:06:37They decide that Bob Barker

01:06:38and the Steve Irwin

01:06:39will take up flanking positions

01:06:41on both sides of the tanker.

01:06:44Ask the Sam Simon.

01:06:45Don't let any ships come in.

01:06:47Sam, Sam, save.

01:06:49Go ahead.

01:06:50Don't let any ships

01:06:50come in from our quarter.

01:06:52The Sam Simon will stay behind

01:06:54to block the Nishimaru

01:06:55from approaching.

01:06:56And they will be able

01:06:57to take the place

01:06:58of either vessel

01:06:59if they are knocked out of place.

01:07:05Where's the Nishim?

01:07:05We know the mission is coming here

01:07:28like a person dying at first

01:07:31to get at that fuel.

01:07:31so this could be

01:07:32one of the most epic situations

01:07:34we've ever had

01:07:35in any sort of campaign.

01:07:37Move away.

01:07:39Move away.

01:07:40And keep ourselves distance.

01:07:42Nishimaru, Bob Barker,

01:07:44be advised,

01:07:44I will not move from you.

01:07:47The responsibility,

01:07:48morally and legally,

01:07:49will be yours.

01:07:50If you have any intention

01:07:51of refueling,

01:07:52you will have to run me

01:07:53through the middle.

01:07:54I will not move for you.

01:07:58Nishimaru is starting

01:07:59to move again.

01:07:59They're accelerating.

01:08:04The Nishim is going to come

01:08:05in for a run.

01:08:06Peter, be advised,

01:08:07the Nishim is speeding up

01:08:08to 10 knots.

01:08:09A little bit more speed.

01:08:11Okay.

01:08:13I could feel my heart rate

01:08:15going up and starting to sweat.

01:08:17I think my eyes

01:08:18were getting bigger.

01:08:19Stop your violent

01:08:20obstructive actions

01:08:21immediately.

01:08:23If they want to sink us,

01:08:25they could.

01:08:26The Nishim is going to come

01:08:39in for a run.

01:08:40Peter, be advised,

01:08:41the Nishim is speeding up

01:08:42to 10 knots.

01:08:43A little bit more speed.

01:08:45Okay.

01:08:46With the Nishimaru

01:08:47moving into refuel,

01:08:49the Sea Shepherds

01:08:50have formed a barricade

01:08:51around the tanker.

01:08:53The Bob Barker

01:08:54and the Steve Irwin

01:08:55are flanking the Sun Laurel

01:08:56and the Sam Simon

01:08:57remains behind

01:08:58to block the Nishimaru

01:08:59from approaching

01:09:00and to take the place

01:09:02of either vessel

01:09:02if they are knocked

01:09:03out of position.

01:09:07Sam is stalling the Nishimaru.

01:09:09We're going to try

01:09:14to block the path

01:09:15even though we know

01:09:17it's quite difficult

01:09:17to do it.

01:09:19Can I go this way?

01:09:21Yeah, yeah,

01:09:22you've got plenty of room.

01:09:23That's risky.

01:09:24It doesn't feel really good

01:09:25for me as captain.

01:09:30Sam, Sam,

01:09:31stay where you are.

01:09:32I don't have much time

01:09:49to think right now.

01:09:56They are coming up

01:09:57in our poor quarter now.

01:09:59If we wanted to cut them,

01:10:00we could go through that way.

01:10:02No, this is not

01:10:03the situation

01:10:03we're going to create.

01:10:05The Nishimaru

01:10:06changes course

01:10:07and Captain Luis

01:10:08declines to steer his ship

01:10:10into the factory vessel's

01:10:11new path.

01:10:12Keep away from

01:10:13the resource vessel.

01:10:15Nishimaru is now

01:10:16to the port

01:10:17of the Sam Simon.

01:10:18Sam Simon,

01:10:19come on.

01:10:20After your fire

01:10:21and so destructive action

01:10:22immediately.

01:10:24As the Nishimaru

01:10:25moves past the Sam Simon,

01:10:27they turn their powerful

01:10:28water cannons

01:10:29onto the Sea Shepherds.

01:10:32They've got a helmet

01:10:45in here.

01:10:45They're coming.

01:10:45They're coming from

01:10:47the research vessel.

01:10:53The Sam Simon has failed

01:11:06to block the Nishimaru.

01:11:08It is now heading

01:11:09towards the port side

01:11:10of the Sun Laurel.

01:11:12And the only thing

01:11:13between the 8,000 ton

01:11:14factory vessel

01:11:15and its refueling ship

01:11:16is the Bob Barker.

01:11:18Okay, Nishimaru's almost

01:11:19directly astern of us.

01:11:21They're going to push us

01:11:22out of the way.

01:11:22What?

01:11:23We just have to keep

01:11:24this heading.

01:11:25I think once you make

01:11:26the decision that you're

01:11:27going to stand up

01:11:28to a bully,

01:11:29then you have to do it.

01:11:31We have to see it

01:11:32through to the end,

01:11:33whatever end may have come.

01:11:34We're about 30 meters

01:11:36behind us.

01:11:38They're coming between us?

01:11:39Too narrow.

01:11:40Nishimaru, Bob Barker,

01:11:43I will not move for you.

01:11:44I will not move.

01:11:45Stay well clear of me

01:11:46or you will collide

01:11:47with my vessel.

01:11:52I'm sending.

01:11:53Yeah, I'm sending.

01:11:57Captain Hammerstein

01:11:58activates the Barker's

01:12:00emergency alarm,

01:12:01sending all non-essential crew

01:12:02to muster at the ship's lounge.

01:12:04This is a safety precaution

01:12:05in the event that the ship

01:12:07needs to be evacuated.

01:12:09Is everybody inside?

01:12:10Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

01:12:12Three meters back.

01:12:14Our heli deck's almost even

01:12:15with their anchor.

01:12:20It's one meter

01:12:20from the heli deck.

01:12:21He's going to hit us

01:12:22slow down a little bit.

01:12:23Okay, Nishim's turning

01:12:24in towards starboard

01:12:25on our stern.

01:12:26Zero pitch.

01:12:27Nishim's trying to wedge in.

01:12:28They're going to try to wedge

01:12:29in between us and the drill.

01:12:30Just keep thrusting us

01:12:32to somewhere else.

01:12:33This is going to run

01:12:34the San Lorenz.

01:12:36Yeah, yeah,

01:12:37contact with the San Lorenz.

01:12:39Irresponsible, ass.

01:12:41Both.

01:12:42Well.

01:12:43Keep thrusting.

01:12:45Keep thrusting in, Carlos.

01:12:46Yeah.

01:12:47With the Bob Barker

01:12:48holding position,

01:12:49it appears the factory vessel

01:12:51is attempting to squeeze

01:12:52into the narrow gap

01:12:53between the Bob Barker

01:12:54and the refueling ship.

01:12:56Oh, jeez, they're close.

01:13:01Oh!

01:13:02Just thrust into them.

01:13:06We are not moving.

01:13:15Everyone needs to be

01:13:16shooted up and ready

01:13:16for damage control.

01:13:18Crazy!

01:13:22We are getting rammed.

01:13:23We are getting rammed.

01:13:24I'm going to lose my spot.

01:13:25They're pushing me.

01:13:26Ask him to come in.

01:13:30Ask him to close the gap.

01:13:32Sam, Sam, Steve.

01:13:33If you want to move

01:13:34into the Bob Barker's position,

01:13:35that is up to you.

01:13:36Over.

01:13:38Copy that.

01:13:39Oh, f**k, f**k, f**k.

01:13:41Cut them out.

01:13:43Let's go push the mission.

01:13:45We'll help them out.

01:13:46We may need two ships

01:13:48to take these people back on.

01:13:49I'm not going to do that.

01:13:52F**k.

01:13:53That's loose.

01:13:57Keep thrusting in, Carlos.

01:13:59Yeah.

01:13:59Yeah, he's coming.

01:14:00He's coming.

01:14:01He's coming.

01:14:01Hold the point.

01:14:02Oh, he's coming.

01:14:03He's pushing.

01:14:04He's coming.

01:14:05He's coming.

01:14:06He's coming.

01:14:07He's coming.

01:14:08OK.

01:14:09We should not run.

01:14:10We should not run.

01:14:11Stop your aggressive action.

01:14:13OK.

01:14:13We should not run.

01:14:14We should not run.

01:14:15Oh.

01:14:19You are destroying our boat.

01:14:21Steve Irwin, they're destroying us.

01:14:22You are destroying our boat.

01:14:23You are destroying our boat.

01:14:25F**k.

01:14:30We will not move.

01:14:32We will hold position.

01:14:33Stop your aggressive action.

01:14:34You are destroying our boat.

01:14:35Stop your aggressive action.

01:14:36We are getting destroyed.

01:14:37We got it.

01:14:38We rock.

01:14:39Whoa.

01:14:40The Bob Barker is listing dangerously.

01:14:41If Captain Hammerstead doesn't right the vessel,

01:14:42it could capsize.

01:14:43Why are we keeling over here?

01:14:44Sending 35 crew into the frigid Antarctic water.

01:14:48What is the Bob Barker?

01:14:49What is the Bob Barker?

01:14:50Oh, the anchor.

01:14:51The anchor.

01:14:52The anchor is getting hooked.

01:14:53I got this.

01:14:54We can't.

01:14:55We've lost power.

01:14:56That's a full start.

01:14:57Carlos, full start.

01:14:58Carlos, full start.

01:14:59The crew of the Bob Barker believes the engines have stopped responding.

01:15:01Without power, they're unable to right the ship or move out of the way.

01:15:05Nishin Maru, we have lost power.

01:15:06We have lost power.

01:15:07We have lost power.

01:15:08Stand down.

01:15:09We are not under command.

01:15:10We are not under command.

01:15:11Mayday.

01:15:12Mayday.

01:15:13Mayday.

01:15:14Mayday.

01:15:15Mayday.

01:15:16This is Bob Barker.

01:15:18Nishin Maru.

01:15:19Nishin Maru.

01:15:20Nishin Maru.

01:15:21Stop your aggressive action.

01:15:22Full start.

01:15:23Full start.

01:15:24The Bob Barker is attempting to block the Nishin Maru from refueling with the Sun Lord.

01:15:31This is the Bob Barker.

01:15:32Nishin Maru.

01:15:33Nishin Maru.

01:15:34Nishin Maru.

01:15:35Nishin Maru.

01:15:36Stop your aggressive action.

01:15:37Full start.

01:15:38The Bob Barker is attempting to block the Nishin Maru from refueling with the Sun Lord.

01:15:43This is the Bob Barker.

01:15:44Oh, the anchor.

01:15:45The anchor is getting hooked.

01:15:46We can't.

01:15:47We've lost power.

01:15:48That's a full start.

01:15:49Carlos, full start.

01:15:50They believe their engines have gone offline.

01:15:53They are listing severely and are in danger of capsizing.

01:15:57Nishin Maru.

01:15:58We have lost power.

01:15:59We have lost power.

01:16:00Stand down.

01:16:01We are not under command.

01:16:03We are not under command.

01:16:04Call the Mayday.

01:16:05Mayday.

01:16:06Mayday.

01:16:07Mayday.

01:16:08Mayday.

01:16:09Mayday.

01:16:10Mayday.

01:16:11Mayday.

01:16:12Mayday.

01:16:13This is Bob Barker.

01:16:15This is Bob Barker.

01:16:16We are getting along.

01:16:18We are getting along.

01:16:19We are getting along.

01:16:20We are getting along.

01:16:21We are getting along.

01:16:22We are getting along.

01:16:23We are getting along.

01:16:24We require immediate help.

01:16:27You've broken down everything.

01:16:28No, no, no.

01:16:29Slow down.

01:16:30Zero pitch.

01:16:31Zero pitch.

01:16:32Zero pitch.

01:16:33Zero pitch.

01:16:34Clutch in.

01:16:35Clutch in.

01:16:36Clutch in.

01:16:37Clutch in.

01:16:38Clutch in.

01:16:39Bob Barker, I'm hooking up two mooring lines.

01:16:42I will pull you away from the Sun Lord.

01:16:44Steve Irwin, we've regained propulsion.

01:16:47I have power.

01:16:48I am not backing down.

01:16:53You just push against them.

01:16:58Nishin Maru, this is Bob Barker.

01:17:00I will not move.

01:17:02I will not move.

01:17:04You will have to sink me right here next to the Samorel.

01:17:07I am not going to move for you.

01:17:08Ben, can you go down to the lounge?

01:17:09I want to make sure all of our crew are okay.

01:17:10All right.

01:17:11We stood our ground.

01:17:12I'll be down the road.

01:17:13We stood our ground.

01:17:14I'll be down the road.

01:17:15I'll be down the road.

01:17:16I'll be down the road.

01:17:17I'll be down the road.

01:17:18I'll be down the road.

01:17:19I'll be down the road.

01:17:20I'll be down the road.

01:17:21The Nishin Maru is now at a distance of 20 meters.

01:17:24I think what happened is they knocked out our radar.

01:17:43The Nishinmaru is now at a distance of 20 meters.

01:17:51I think what happened is they knocked out our radar.

01:17:55So we thought we'd lost power.

01:17:57Although it appeared the engines had gone offline,

01:18:02Captain Hammerstead now believes the damage to the ship's radar

01:18:05caused inaccurate readings from the ship's instruments.

01:18:08I think they're going to back off.

01:18:09Yeah, we got the band on high now.

01:18:10All right, let me speak to him.

01:18:16Sun Laurel, Bob Barker, go ahead.

01:18:22Are you saying that you will not refuel?

01:18:31The Sun Laurel packs its fenders,

01:18:33appearing to temporarily suspend its refueling operations.

01:18:35The difference between Peter and the other captains

01:18:45is that Peter is like Paul.

01:18:48He will give you the confidence

01:18:49and make you want to follow him.

01:18:52He's really inspiring.

01:18:54Carlos, if you and Nuna can take the bridge,

01:18:58I'd like to go and assess the damage.

01:19:00But what we want to do is just stay nearby to them.

01:19:02Radio me if anything changes.

01:19:04If the Nishinmaru comes in again, so are we.

01:19:07All right.

01:19:09Oh, .

01:19:10Peter had the trust of 34 crew behind him

01:19:16and he put a ship under 500 tons

01:19:19in the middle of a ship, 8,000 tons and 4,000 tons

01:19:21and just sat there and would not move.

01:19:24And that just absolutely reassured my faith

01:19:26in every single thing that Sea Shepherd stands for.

01:19:29Hey, guys.

01:19:30So, we're going to do some damage assessment now.

01:19:43We lost our radar in that.

01:19:44They basically pushed it as far as they can.

01:19:46Basically, at the critical moment,

01:19:48as they were wedging in,

01:19:50they noticed that we weren't going astern,

01:19:51that we were still pushing into the tanker.

01:19:54And if they'd pushed us any further,

01:19:55they would have rolled us over.

01:19:58It's a strange feeling to know

01:19:59that we did just really put our lives on the line.

01:20:03The way he stood his ground with the Nishinmaru,

01:20:05I don't think many people could do that.

01:20:08Oh.

01:20:10Thank you.

01:20:11Yeah.

01:20:15Insane.

01:20:17Man.

01:20:18These guys are crazy.

01:20:20Hearing Peter say that he's going to either be sunk

01:20:26or never move is inspiring.

01:20:29I've never seen such bravery in my life

01:20:37just watching the bomb pull in there.

01:20:40It was an amazing thing to see.

01:20:43In response to this confrontation,

01:20:45the Institute of Cetacean Research

01:20:47released a statement saying, quote,

01:20:48During their obstruction to refueling operations,

01:20:52the Sea Shepherd vessels provoked several collisions.

01:20:55It threatened safety of our research ships

01:20:57and lives of crews on it

01:20:59and is therefore unacceptable.

01:21:03They were coming in hot and heavy,

01:21:05but we stood our ground.

01:21:07We put them in a position where they'd have to back off

01:21:09or kill us,

01:21:09and they backed off.

01:21:11I'm impressed beyond words.

01:21:13Captain Hammerstad really stepped up

01:21:16and almost became the new Paul Watson.

01:21:21The Sun La Rock captain told me on the radio

01:21:23that they're done for the day.

01:21:24They're not going to try again.

01:21:25We'll see what the next few days bring.

01:21:26I knew that ultimately it's going to be up to the Bob Barker

01:21:50whether or not the whaling fleet refuels.

01:21:52I've worked with Paul for so many years,

01:21:57and I know that if Paul had been in my position,

01:22:00then he would stay,

01:22:01and I stayed because I knew that Paul would have stayed.

01:22:04Looked good.

01:22:05Well, I never had any doubt

01:22:06that Peter Hammerstad would not stand his ground there,

01:22:09so that act actually saved quite a few whales.

01:22:11I always told Paul I wouldn't back down,

01:22:26and to be able to live up to that feels good.

01:22:29Feels good not to let him down.

01:22:30Help! Help! Help! Help!

01:22:34I think the Japanese government is under this impression

01:22:42that if they were to take Captain Paul Watson out,

01:22:45so to speak,

01:22:46then our campaigns down in Antarctica would cease.

01:22:49And if that's their belief,

01:22:51then they're completely wrong.

01:22:53Sea Shepherd isn't just Captain Paul Watson,

01:22:54it's every single person who's inspired by Captain Paul Watson

01:22:57and everything that he stands for.

01:22:59I'm quite convinced that going to Japan,

01:23:03I would never leave.

01:23:05You know, there are a lot of people saying,

01:23:06oh, you know, you should go up there and face some music.

01:23:08Why? I don't like the tune.

01:23:09Why should I face some music?

01:23:11The fact is that the oceans are dying out here.

01:23:13Far more effective to stay out at sea

01:23:16and send a strong message to the Japanese fleet

01:23:19that, you know, we're not playing games here.

01:23:21You know, if you want to kill whales,

01:23:23you're going to have to go through us.

01:23:27I apologize for you soon.

01:23:29I apologize for you.

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