Damaged Japan whaling ship arrives home - Reuters

[Eugene]

Damaged Japan whaling ship arrives home
Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:19AM EDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's main whaling ship limped into port
on Friday with a haul of 508 whales after an Antarctic hunt
marked by confrontations with environmentalists and cut short
by a fatal fire.

The blaze aboard the Nisshin Maru, the 8,000-ton flagship of
Japan's whaling fleet, killed one crew member, crippled the
ship and raised fears at one point that oil or chemicals could
spill into the Southern Ocean, close to the world's biggest
Adelie penguin breeding colony.

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It was the first time in 20 years that Japan was forced to
shorten its Antarctic whaling expedition, and its fleet took
505 minke whales and three fin whales instead of a planned
850 minkes and 10 fin whales.

Plans for the rest of the year, including whether the ship
can return to service for next season's hunt, have yet to be
determined, a Fisheries Agency official said.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUST15473620070323

[saigon68]

1. Thuggish poachers who steal wildlife

I hope they choke on the meat.

[Nihil]

2. Sink the f*ckers!

> It was the first time in 20 years that Japan was forced to
> shorten its Antarctic whaling expedition, and its fleet took
> 505 minke whales and three fin whales instead of a planned
> 850 minkes and 10 fin whales.

A mere 505 minke whales and only 3 fin whales?

Every one of them is closer to sentience than the crew and
owners of that murderous boat.

:mad: