Posted on 07/29/2011 5:24:50 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
Welcome to Hippies Failing Badly!TM
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BATTLE CRY Premiering Friday, June 3, 9PM e/p The Sea Shepherds depart on their 2010/2011 ant-whaling campaign with a new, fast interceptor vessel. Early on, they find two harpoon ships before the whaling fleet has killed a single whale. Could they be set up for their most successful campaign ever? |
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| Video: Operation No Compromise | Video: Blood and Sweat | ||
| Video: Testing the Spud Gun | Video: Whaling Fleet Found | ||
| Deleted: Security Breach | Deleted: Tailed by Mystery Boat | ||
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NO ESCAPE Premiering Friday, June 10, 9PM e/p After engaging the harpoon ships using the small boat teams, Captain Paul Watson makes the call to abandon the harpoon ships and go in search of the factory vessel. After a few hours of sailing, the tables have turned — two harpoon ships begin tailing Sea Shepherd! |
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| Video: Dangerous Underwater Mission | Video: Helicopter Lost in Fog | ||
| Deleted: Dropping the Stern Line | Deleted: New Stealth Speedboat | ||
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GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE Premiering Friday, June 17, 9PM e/p Tailed by a harpoon ship, the Steve Irwin enlists the help of the Sea Shepherds' new, fast interceptor ship in an attempt to break free. Meanwhile, the Bob Barker crew spots a large blip on their radar and believe it could be their ultimate target: the Nisshin Maru. |
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| Video: Tailed by Two Ships | Video: Cannons and Prop Foulers | ||
| Deleted: Things Fall Apart | Deleted: Making Slime Powder | ||
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THE DEVIL'S ICEBOX Premiering Friday, June 24, 9PM e/p When damage happens to one of the small boats, and the Bob Barker is five hours away, the crew realizes that they will have to spend a night at sea. But the crew is wet and freezing already, and early symptoms of hypothermia begin to set in. |
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| Video: The Shepherd's Crook | Video: Stranded at Sea | ||
| Deleted: Getting Back In the Game | Deleted: New Prop-Fouling Device | ||
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TRACKING THE ENEMY Premiering Friday, July 8, 9PM e/p The Bob Barker desperately searches for their two small boat crews who were stranded at sea in the aftermath of a daring mission. Meanwhile, the Gojira locates the whalers' refueling vessel and Locky plays a dangerous game of "chicken" with the massive ship. |
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| Video: Finding the Factory Ship | Video: A Call for Help | ||
| Deleted: Damaged Small Boat | Deleted: Engine Trouble on the Irwin | ||
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RACE TO SAVE LIVES Premiering Friday, July 15, 9PM e/p New Zealand's Navy contacts the Steve Irwin to respond to an emergency distress signal where five crew members from a Norwegian sailboat have gone missing. Now the Sea Shepherds must risk their lives in a dangerous mission to find the missing mariners. |
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| Video: The Empty Life Raft | Video: The Lost Sailors | ||
| Deleted: Helicopter Goes Missing | Deleted: Search for Missing Sailors | ||
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ENEMY IN THEIR GRASP Premiering Friday, July 22, 9PM e/p As the first leg of their campaign comes to a close, the Sea Shepherds battle physical and mental exhaustion, especially pilot Chris Aultman. Thanks to an anonymous tip, the Steve Irwin finally locates the whalers' factory ship, the Nisshin Maru. |
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| Video: Signs of Whaling | Video: A Final Resting Place | ||
| Deleted: Nisshin Maru Found | Deleted: Traveling at Night | ||
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BATTLE STATIONS Premiering Friday, July 29, 9PM e/p The Bob Barker and Gojira launch an ambitious assault on the harpoon ship that has been following them and manage to completely disable the whaling vessel. Now free of its tail, the Barker continues searching for their ultimate target, the Nisshin Maru. |
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| Video: Distress Call or Trap? | Video: Just Over the Horizon | ||
| Deleted: Going Head-to-Head | Deleted: The Crow's Nest | ||
Stay tuned for descriptions of episodes 9 and 10.
SOS – Save Our Ship the Steve Irwin! – Update and Continuing Appeal
(Still a million short)By Carla Robinson, development director, SSCS July 26, 2011
On behalf of Captain Watson and everyone at Sea Shepherd around the globe, I offer a heartfelt Thank You to all of you who have donated to help us Save Our Ship! However, the ship is still being detained in port in Lerwick, Scotland pending our ability to fund a bond we estimate to be in the amount of USD $1,411,692.87.
How did we get here? As some of you are aware, late on the afternoon of Friday, July 15, our vessel the Steve Irwin was detained in the Scottish Shetland Islands by the British courts due to a civil lawsuit brought against us by Maltese fishing company Fish and Fish Limited. They are claiming damages for the bluefin tuna we rescued from their nets in June 2010, fish that we believe were illegally caught after the season has closed, without an inspector onboard, or any paperwork documenting the legality of their catch.
Since our initial appeal just six days ago, those of you who love marine life have given us a record number of donations in this timeframe and we are deeply touched by your outpouring of support. As of Sunday, July 24, we have estimated donations at USD $442,279.37 – this is fantastic, but we are still far from our goal. We hope that those of you who have not donated yet may find a way to do so.
Please let me know if you want on or off the Whale Wars ping list.
So far $550,000 (U.S.) has been donated to the organization to pay for the bond, Mr. Watson said, but if necessary the group will take out a loan.
Think Discovery will give them a seven figure pay day advance?
I sure hope these whaling ships cut these bastards in half.
I’ve got a half bucket of cold cow drool I can donate.
It’s all Soros money and tainted with pure EVIL!
“Death to Sea Hippies’
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I still can’t get over the fact that these idiots are rescuing TUNA FISH!
I wish they would leave the whales alone
Nuke the whales - save the medfly!!!
Would you at least put it in a microwave safe container so they can heat it up?
Whales are becoming Britney Spears of Animal kingdom
Leave the whales alone
I have to admit that I never miss an episode of Whale Wars!
I don’t agree with a darn thing they do so I am not sure WHY I watch it! LOL
Reporting for duty!
I’ve also got a bucket of cold goat phlegm, but it’s in escrow right now. I offered it to another FReeper this AM in exchange for Boehner.
Isn’t whale intestine microwave safe?
Whale Wars is an addiction, this is the best thread on FR!!!
That's fancy talk for "Hippies failing badly".
Well, let the Sea Hippies know if the Boehner deal falls through. Nothing like a steamy cup of goat phlegm on a cold antarctic morning.
That “Mayday” call is brilliant. The hippies are now required by maritime law to go help the whaling ship they just prop fouled.
It looks like the Japanese are playing tough for the first time this year.
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