Valentine's Day: Sea Shepherd heads back out after the whalers

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Sea Shepherd Launches Operation Migaloo II
The Hunt for the Japanese Whale Poachers Resumes

After twelve days of repairs, refueling, re-crewing, re-supplying and re-provisioning, the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin is returning to the Southern Ocean. The estimated time for departure is 2000 hours Melbourne time on Thursday February 14.

“A special thank-you to Australia,” said Captain Paul Watson. “You helped to send the Steve Irwin back to sea as a Valentine’s Day gift to the whales.”

Donations of money for fuel, donations of food and supplies flooded onto the decks of the whale conservation ship during the brief stay in Victoria docklands.

“We are anxious to return to the coast of Antarctica,” said Sea Shepherd cook Amber Paarman from South Africa. “Every moment that we are not on the tail of the Japanese fleet means that the lives of the whales are in peril.”

http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_080213_1.html

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1. Fair winds and strong minds

I am glad they are getting support.

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2. A funny side note- Benjamin Potts

one of the crew who jumped onto the Japanese whaler, has gotten into trouble for criticizing Watson.



"But Potts has been relegated to galley duties after he questioned Sea Shepherd's safety measures on ABC's Australian Story. "There's some safety aspects I'm worried about as far as Sea Shepherd's concerned," he said.

His comments have landed him in hot water with Sea Sheperd's Captain Paul Watson. "Ben Potts is in no position to criticise," Captain Watson said. "He's a galley guy."

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23217672-662,00.html