Antarctica – The Ady Gil, which YachtPals readers will remember as the Earthrace Biodiesel Rocket, has sunk from damage it received during a collision with a Japanese whaling ship earlier this week. As you can see in this video footage of the crash, the whaling ship Shonan Maru 2 collided near the bow of the whaling protest boat Ady Gil while firing water cannons at the boat’s crew, seen diving for safety. Â
One of the protesters suffered broken ribs during the boat collision. New Zealander Simeon Houtman says he was …Â Details
A violent clash between a conservation boat and a Japanese whaler has left the smaller boat badly damaged. Both sides are trading blame for the collision, which took place in Antarctic waters.
As demonstrated this week, a high-tech speedboat is no match for a Japanese whaling vessel. After being sliced in half in Antarctic waters, anti-whaling ship Ady Gil sank to an inglorious death at the bottom of the ocean after being hit by a Japanese whaling ship. RIP, we say. It was pretty cool ship while it lasted
This week’s face-off between whalers and anti-whaling activists in the Antarctic Ocean was a deep-sea battle straight out of a comic book. As seen in video filmed by both sides, a 171-foot Japanese whaling vessel bore down on an enemy speedboat that resembled a stealth fighter crossed with Batman’s car … Details
A video released by Sea Shepherd showing the ramming from the vantage point of their new vessel, the Bob Barker. It appears that the Bob Barker was sitting parallel to the Ady Gil before the incid…Â Â Â
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Great White sharks off the Australian coast have been electronically tagged to track their movements and also protect swimmers and surfers.
As the man-eating predators approach shallower waters, the signal they emit will be picked up by a satellite receiver. Minutes later, a text message or email is sent out to scientists, wildlife officials and lifeguards.