![]() The Institute of Cetacean Research has dismissed Sea Shepherd's statements as lies. Watson is then shown reaching inside his jacket and bullet-proof vest and remarking "I've been hit." Back inside the bridge of the Steve Irwin, a metal fragment is found inside the vest. The Japanese respond by throwing flashbang devices. The footage in Whale Wars shows Watson standing on the deck of the Steve Irwin while Sea Shepherd crew throws glass bottles filled with butyric acid at the Nisshin Maru whaling vessel. The incident is heavily documented during the show in the final episode, and the first six episodes are covered as a buildup to what is portrayed as the major incident during the campaign. On MaPaul Watson claimed that he was shot by the Japanese crew or coast guard personnel during the campaign. The International Whaling Commission issued a statement on Mathat "called upon the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to refrain from dangerous actions that jeopardise safety at sea, and on vessels and crews concerned to exercise restraint." The statement also reiterated earlier IWC resolutions from May and July 2007 that read in part, "The commission and its contracting governments do not condone and in fact condemn any actions that are a risk to human life and property in relation to the activities of vessels at sea." The Australian Government also called for all parties to "exercise restraint" and "responsible behaviour" in the Southern Ocean. ![]() It is their way of trying to get sympathy." Not a single thing landed anywhere near their crew. We filmed and photographed the entire thing. Australian foreign minister Stephen Smith condemned Sea Shepherd's actions for potentially causing injury The Japanese Government called in the Australian and Dutch ambassadors to protest the actions and urge those countries to prevent any violence. On March 3, Sea Shepherd members threw bottles of butyric acid and packages of slippery methyl cellulose powder onto the Japanese vessel Nisshin Maru. He was quoted as saying, "It's all giant street theater." On April 9, first mate Peter Brown was described in a newspaper article as saying that the incident only became a hostage situation because the Sea Shepherd vessel left the scene, so the Japanese would be forced to hold the two crewmen longer. 2 detained the men for two days, before turning them over to the Australian customs vessel MV Oceanic Viking on the orders of Japanese authorities subsequently, the Steve Irwin rendezvoused with the Oceanic Viking and the two crew-members were returned to Sea Shepherd. The Japanese responded by saying that the men would be held until Sea Shepherd stopped what they called "dangerous and illegal activities". The pair were delivering a letter advising the Japanese that they were "whaling illegally" with the hope of creating an international incident. On January 15, 2008, after attempting to entangle the whaling vessel's propeller and throwing containers of butyric acid onto the decks, two Sea Shepherd members, Benjamin Potts and Giles Lane, from the Sea Shepherd vessel MY Steve Irwin boarded the Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru No. This campaign was the focus of the first season of Whale Wars, which premiered on November 7, 2008. The 2007–08 Antarctic campaign was named Operation Migaloo, after the only known albino humpback in the world. ![]() ![]() MY Steve Irwin arriving in Melbourne, 2008. On NovemAnimal Planet announced a special three-part presentation that aired on Decemas part of its "Month-Long Freeview". The show came at a time when Animal Planet was being re-branded to attract broader audiences and compete with non-animal-centric programming. The program premiered on November 7, 2008, on the Animal Planet cable channel and follows events on the vessel MY Steve Irwin as the group attempts to deter the hunting of minke, humpback and fin whales in the Southern Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and North Atlantic. Sea Shepherd has been both criticized and praised for tactics of direct action sabotage which include throwing stink bombs of butyric acid, as well as ramming, boarding, and otherwise attempting to disable the Japanese vessels. The Japanese claim that their whaling is legally permitted research, which Sea Shepherd and others contend is a cover for banned commercial whaling. In 2007, Discovery Channel began production of a reality show which would cover the activities of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's campaign against Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary off the coast of Antarctica. See also: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations, Whaling controversy, and anti-whaling ![]()
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