John Gravois of Los Angeles
Posted on 02/08/2007 8:10:26 PM PST by Kitten Festival
Two missing Sea Shepherd activists have been found safe in the Antarctic, and hostilities have resumed against the Japanese whaling fleet.
The whalers called a truce to help the hardline anti-whaling group in their search caused when the two aboard a Zodiac inflatable dinghy disappeared suddenly in fog in icy waters south-west of Australia.
Sea Shepherd president Paul Watson told theage.com.au the inflatable's engine broke down, stranding Karl Nielsen, of Perth, Western Australia, and John Gravois of Los Angeles, USA.
"We just kept going out from one point in a circular search until we found them," said Captain Watson, aboard the Sea Shepherd flagship Farley Mowat. "They were standing up and waving and smiling."
Captain Watson said he had thanked the Japanese for their assistance, and then told them, "now it's back to business." He said the other Sea Shepherd vessel, Robert Hunter, was back on the stern of Nisshin Maru.
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John Gravois of Los Angeles
Pirates haven't harmed anyone since the '79 World Series.
"now it's back to business."
Morning Ralph...Morning Sam....
Darn! I was hoping Davy Jones had company for the Ice Festival.
Sounds like the whalers are having fun with their water cannon too. Good times all around!
If I was 'ole Jones, I would have summoned forth the Kraken to "pull under" those activists & their puny zodiacs.
Even mythological sea monsters have their standards. Eco-pirates are too greasy and spoiled to have a decent taste.
*dives out the window & into peppermint plant shrub* "Ahhhhhhh...."
The laws of the sea...
No sailor would fail to render assistance.
But a little gratitude and self reflection might be in order.
Great Cartoon.
Here in NC I have seen a right whale and her calf while I am trolling for spanish and kings but off in the distance you see whale ships about 5 miles from me following these whales. So I try to stay in the area because these whales are endangered and do not want a Japenese trawler or Russian to kill the calf or the mother.
Haha.
About the only thing the FRENCH ever did that made them look like they had a ball was when they sank the first SEA SHEPHERD, unfortunatly it was docked and not out to sea.
It was the Rainbow Warrior, but yeah.
National Geographic Adventure printed an article about the Sea Shepherd organization a few months back. Interesting read. Check it out here:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/0605/features/whales.html
-Roscommon
Don't bother with puny middle-men. Just whip out your copy of The Necronomicon...
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn...
Ugh ping.
Too funny...
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