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Bob Barker Rammed by Japanese Whalers

Wednesday, 10 February 2010 07:16 The Huffington Post

Whale Wars Feb 2010For the past six years, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) under the leadership of Captain Paul Watson, has launched an annual campaign in the Southern Ocean to prevent the Japanese Whaling fleet from killing whales.

In yet another violent action this past weekend the Japanese harpoon vessel the Yushin Maru No. 3 deliberately rammed the SSCS Bob Barker and caused a meter long breach in the hull, endangering the lives of the crew on board in the extreme cold of the Southern Ocean.

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