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PEOPLE SAY, YOU KNOW, "WELL, YOU KNOW,
"YOU'RE ASKING THESE PEOPLE TO RISK THEIR LIVES FOR WHALES.
HOW CAN YOU DO THAT?"
BUT WE ASK PEOPLE TO RISK THEIR LIFE
FOR REAL ESTATE AND OIL WELLS, AND WE CONSIDER THAT NORMAL.
[ GUNSHOTS, RADIO CHATTER ]
I THINK IT'S A FAR MORE NOBLE ENDEAVOR
TO RISK YOUR LIFE TO PROTECT NATURE, TO PROTECT A HABITAT,
TO PROTECT AN ENDANGERED SPECIES,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
INCOMING!
Narrator: FOR EIGHT YEARS,
CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON HAS COMMANDED A VOLUNTEER ARMY --
THE SEA SHEPHERDS.
THEY WAGE WAR IN ANTARCTICA,
AGAINST A GROUP OF JAPANESE FISHERMEN
WHOSE CHOSEN CATCH IS WHALES.
Man: THIS IS SHOCKING.
THEIR TACTICS ARE AGGRESSIVE AND CONTROVERSIAL.
[ ALARM BLARES ]
THEY HAVE SUFFERED LOSSES...
AND CELEBRATED VICTORIES.
THE LEGENDARY CONSERVATIONIST HAS ONE GOAL.
Watson: WE CAN'T RETREAT FROM THIS
UNTIL WE DRIVE THE JAPANESE FLEET
OUT OF THE SOUTHERN OCEANS.
HIT THOSE ***.
[ ALARM WAILING ]
WAIT! WAIT! WAIT! WAIT!
OH, MY GOD.
Watson: WE WANT THEM TO BE AFRAID.
THEY'RE FEELING THE KIND OF FEAR
THAT THEY INFLICT UPON THE CREATURES THEY KILL.
MAKE IT FAST, PLEASE.
YOU GOT IT.
Narrator: THE SEA SHEPHERD FLEET PREPARES FOR THE START
OF THE CAMPAIGN CALLED "ZERO TOLERANCE."
MAN: Steve Irwin, this is Bob Barker.
OKAY, THAT'S UNDERSTOOD. WE'LL JUST FOLLOW YOU FOR NOW.
Narrator: SOON, THEY WILL MAKE THE DANGEROUS JOURNEY
DOWN TO THE ANTARCTIC TO CONFRONT THE JAPANESE WHALERS.
DOWN THE WINCH.
BUT THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY ARE LEADERLESS.
SEA SHEPHERD COMMANDER PAUL WATSON IS NOT ON CAMPAIGN.
I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A SITUATION
WHERE PAUL IS NOT IN THE POSITION
TO BE LEADING THE CAMPAIGN.
I NEVER FELT THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN.
A CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTALIST
AND FOUNDER OF AN ANTIWHALING GROUP CALLED SEA SHEPHERD
HAS SKIPPED BAIL AND FLED GERMANY.
INTERPOL HAS ISSUED A RED NOTICE FOR ECO-TERRORIST PAUL WATSON.
THE WARRANT WAS ISSUED ON JULY 19th,
AND THIS ONE COMING FROM THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
THE INTERNATIONAL MANHUNT CONTINUES
FOR THE ECO-RADICAL ACCUSED OF ATTACKING WHALING VESSELS
AND SHARK-FINNED SHIPS.
THE FEDS ARE URGING ANYONE WHO KNOW OF HIS WHEREABOUTS
TO CONTACT AUTHORITIES.
AFTER CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON WAS ARRESTED IN GERMANY,
HE WAS RELEASED OUT ON BAIL.
WHEN HE RECEIVED WORD
THAT HE WOULD BE TAKEN DIRECTLY INTO JAPAN,
HE DECIDED TO SKIP BAIL.
HE IS THE TARGET OF TWO INTERPOL RED ALERTS.
HE'S WITHOUT A PASSPORT, WITHOUT A BANK CARD,
WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF IDENTIFICATION WHATSOEVER.
READY?
IN THE PAST YEAR SINCE PAUL HAS GONE UNDERGROUND,
I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INSECURITY,
AND WE'VE ALL JUST BEEN UNSURE ON WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
ONE AND TWO.
HE'S BEEN AT THE HELM
SINCE THE BIRTH OF THESE ANTARCTIC CAMPAIGNS.
I THINK EVERYBODY WAS KIND OF QUESTIONING "WILL WE BE WEAKER?
"WILL WE BE STRONGER?
HOW IS THIS ALL GOING TO PLAY OUT?"
HEY, GOOD AFTERNOON, SID. SO, WE GOT...
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
Hammarstedt: RIGHT NOW, WE'RE FOCUSING ON PROVISIONING OUR SHIP.
WE'VE REFUELED. WE HAVE ALL OF OUR CREW ON BOARD.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR US TO DO
IS STOPPING WHALES FROM BEING KILLED IN ANTARCTICA,
NOT WORRY ABOUT CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON,
NO MATTER WHAT LEGAL SITUATION HE'S FACING.
Chakravarty: DELTA'S AWAY.
IT'S THE MORNING, AND WE'VE JUST LAUNCHED THE DELTA TO GO
AND MEET UP WITH THE BARDOT.
THEY'VE GONE TO PICK UP SOME PRODUCE
AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO RESUPPLY THE SHIP.
READY?
Straussner: PAUL'S BEEN PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES
OF CONSERVATION FOR MANY, MANY YEARS,
AND WITHOUT PAUL BEING HERE MAKES IT EXTREMELY CHALLENGING,
SO I THINK THAT TIME WILL TELL.
SIMON.
Hammarstedt: ONE THING THAT I'VE LEARNED FROM SAILING FOR SO LONG
WITH CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON
IS THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION HE'S PUT IN,
NO MATTER HOW DANGEROUS,
NO MATTER WHAT THE REPERCUSSIONS COULD BE,
HE ALWAYS SEEMS TO MAKE IT THROUGH.
[ CHEERING AND HORN BLOWING ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
Man: WELCOME BACK, PAUL.
Watson: ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT THE TRIP FROM GERMANY
IS THAT COVERING 12,000 MILES WITHOUT A PASSPORT,
YOU KNOW, TAKES A LOT OF DOING,
SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE REALLY CAN'T DIVULGE.
[ CHEERING ]
WE WERE NEVER UNDER ANY ILLUSION
WHEN WE TOOK ON JAPAN THAT THIS WAS GONNA BE EASY.
WE'RE UP AGAINST ONE OF THE WORLD'S SUPERPOWERS,
AND THEY WANT TO SHUT DOWN SEA SHEPHERD.
I GUESS WE CAN GET UNDER WAY.
BUT THE FACT IS WE WILL BE THERE TO MEET THEM.
WE WILL CHASE THEM, WE WILL BLOCK THEM,
AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WITHIN OUR POWER
TO ENSURE THEY DON'T KILL ANY WHALES.
YOU KNOW, NO MATTER WHAT, THEY'RE NOT GONNA GET RID OF US.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.
♪ THE WORLD IS A VAMPIRE ♪
-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
STEVE IRWIN AND BOB BARKER.
OKAY.
Have a good trip.
LIKEWISE.
Narrator: WITH PAUL BACK IN COMMAND,
THE SEA SHEPHERD FLEET CONTINUES THEIR JOURNEY SOUTH.
THEIR MISSION --
TO STOP THE JAPANESE WHALERS
FROM KILLING EVEN A SINGLE WHALE.
THE SEA SHEPHERDS BELIEVE THE WHALERS
ARE VIOLATING AN INTERNATIONAL BAN ON COMMERCIAL WHALING.
THE WHALERS SAY THEY'RE LEGALLY KILLING WHALES
FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
BOTH CLAIM TO HAVE THE LAW ON THEIR SIDE.
Watson: OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T KILL ANY WHALES.
THAT COMES OVER AND ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE.
ALL OF THESE CREW
HAVE BEEN ASKED THIS ONE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION --
"ARE YOU WILLING TO RISK YOUR LIFE TO PROTECT A WHALE?"
AND THOSE WHO ANSWER IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,
THOSE ARE THE KIND OF PEOPLE WE WANT.
Man: DO YOU SEE THEM?
NO.
Narrator: EVERY YEAR THE SEA SHEPHERDS
HAVE BEEN OUTNUMBERED BY THE HARPOON SHIPS
AND THE JAPANESE SECURITY VESSEL.
THIS YEAR WILL BE DIFFERENT.
[ GASPS ] I SEE THEM!
[ LAUGHTER ]
CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON HAS BROUGHT WITH HIM A NEW SHIP.
OH, MY GOD! LOOK AT HER!
[ CHEERING ]
IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE ONE OF THE SECURITY SHIPS.
WE DISCOVERED THAT THE JAPANESE WERE SELLING
ONE OF THEIR RESEARCH VESSELS.
WE SET UP A BUNCH OF COMPANIES TO BUY THE VESSEL
WITHOUT ANYBODY KNOWING.
NOT ONLY DID WE BUY IT,
BUT THE JAPANESE WHALERS DELIVERED IT FOR US.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WARNING. WARNING.
[ WOMAN LAUGHS, HORN BLARES ]
Narrator: THE STATE-OF-THE-ART VESSEL
WAS PAID FOR BY SAM SIMON,
AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE TV SHOW "THE SIMPSONS."
IT IS THE MOST MODERN VESSEL IN THEIR FLEET.
THE JAPANESE ENGINEERING IS EXCELLENT.
I'LL ALWAYS BE TRYING TO BUY TOYOTA FROM NOW ON,
I THINK, WHEN I NEXT BUY A CAR.
[ HORN BLARES ]
Narrator: THE SAM SIMON IS CAPTAINED BY LUIS PINHO,
A BRAZILIAN YACHT DESIGNER.
HE IS A LONG-TIME MARINER,
BUT THIS IS HIS FIRST TIME AT THE HELM
OF A SEA SHEPHERD VESSEL IN ANTARCTICA.
MAKE A COUPLE TURNS AROUND THE BRIGITTE BARDOT.
CAPTAINING A SEA SHEPHERD VESSEL,
IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT JOB...
BEAUTIFUL SHIP.
YEAH, I SEE YOU.
Narrator: THE SAM SIMON IS NOT THE ONLY VESSEL WITH A NEW CAPTAIN.
WHAT WAS IT? WHAT WAS THE DEVICE?
THE ULTRA-FAST, ONE-OF-A-KIND TRIMARAN, THE BRIGITTE BARDOT,
WILL BE CAPTAINED BY JEAN YVES TERLAIN,
A NEWCOMER TO SEA SHEPHERD.
Terlain: I AM FRENCH
AND THE CAPTAIN SINCE A LITTLE MORE THAN JUST A MONTH.
SORRY.
[ BEEPING ]
Narrator: THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST VENTURE
INTO THE BRUTAL SEAS OF THE ANTARCTIC.
FINDING THE FLEET CAN BE THE MOST DIFFICULT TASK
FOR THE SEA SHEPHERDS.
THEY RELY HEAVILY ON THE VANTAGE
PROVIDED BY THEIR LONG-RANGE HELICOPTER.
Hammarstedt: THIS YEAR WE HAVE THE HELICOPTER,
WE HAVE FOUR SHIPS --
THE SAM SIMON, THE BRIGITTE BARDOT,
THE STEVE IRWIN, AND THE BOB BARKER.
WE'RE REALLY IN THE BEST POSITION
THAT WE'VE EVER BEEN IN
TO SHUT THE JAPANESE WHALING FLEET DOWN ONCE AND FOR ALL.
Narrator: LONGTIME SEA SHEPHERD PETER HAMMARSTEDT
IS AT THE HELM OF THE ICEBREAKER BOB BARKER.
THIS IS ALSO PETER'S FIRST TIME
CAPTAINING A SEA SHEPHERD VESSEL.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN I CAN GO UP TO 8-0. 8-0.
Narrator: A DEDICATED MEMBER,
PETER HAS BEEN ARRESTED MULTIPLE TIMES
ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION.
WHEN I DID MY FIRST ANTARCTIC CAMPAIGN,
I PROMISED CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON
THAT I WOULD CONTINUE DOING THESE CAMPAIGNS
UNTIL WE FINALLY ENDED WHALING DOWN IN ANTARCTICA.
THIS WILL BE MY EIGHTH EXPEDITION,
AND I'M REALLY HONORED
THAT PAUL WOULD WANT ME TO SKIPPER THIS SHIP.
ZERO TOLERANCE WILL BE THE ZERO-KILL YEAR.
THE CREW HAS BEEN BUILDING THE FOUNDATION
FOR WHAT WILL BE THE MOST EPIC CAMPAIGN
IN SEA SHEPHERD HISTORY.
WITH PAUL BEING THE CORNERSTONE OF THAT FOUNDATION,
WE ARE UNBEATABLE AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
WE ZONE IN AT THESE ROCKS,
SO WE CAN CUT ACROSS THIS CONTOUR HERE.
WE'LL JUST KEEP CLEAR HERE,
AND FROM HERE WE'LL HEAD STRAIGHT THERE.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
STEVE IRWIN. THIS IS HILARY.
THANKS.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
HELLO?
YES.
YES, I CAN HEAR YOU.
Narrator: NEARLY A YEAR AGO,
THE JAPANESE WHALERS FILED A LAWSUIT
IN THE UNITED STATES AGAINST SEA SHEPHERD.
PAUL'S LAWYERS HAVE JUST CALLED WITH AN UPDATE.
THE NEWS IS NOT GOOD.
Watson: THIS IS A U.S. COURT
TELLING INTERNATIONAL CREWS
THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS.
IT'S RATHER STRANGE.
[ SIGHS ]
Narrator: CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON CALLS A MEETING
TO SHARE THE DIRE NEWS WITH HIS CREW.
JAPAN HAS FIRED THEIR FIRST SHOT.
THEY GOT THE 9th DISTRICT COURT IN THE UNITED STATES
TO ISSUE AN INJUNCTION AGAINST US.
"THE DEFENDANT SEA SHEPHERD CONSERVATION SOCIETY
"AND PAUL WATSON AND ANY PARTY ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THEM
"ARE ENJOINED FROM PHYSICALLY ATTACKING ANY VESSEL
"ENGAGED BY PLAINTIFF,
THE INSTITUTE OF CETACEAN RESEARCH KYOTO..."
Narrator: THE INJUNCTION PROHIBITS THE SEA SHEPHERDS
FROM DOING THREE THINGS --
PHYSICALLY ATTACKING ANY WHALING VESSEL,
NAVIGATING IN A WAY THAT PUTS ANY WHALING VESSEL IN DANGER,
AND GETTING CLOSER THAN 500 YARDS TO A WHALING VESSEL.
THIS IS JUST ONE STEP DOWN
FROM THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT,
SO THEY HAVE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF POWER.
Narrator: PAST ANTARCTIC CAMPAIGNS
HAVE INCLUDED ACTIONS NOW PROHIBITED BY THE INJUNCTION --
PROP FOULERS...
Man: IT'S GOING UNDER!
Narrator: ...THROWING BUTYRIC ACID AT CLOSE RANGE...
AND SHIP MANEUVERS THAT HAVE OFTEN LED TO COLLISIONS.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
SO THIS RULING NOT ONLY AFFECTS THEIR ENGAGEMENT AT SEA,
BUT AS WORD SPREADS,
THEY LEARN IT ALSO MAY AFFECT THEM AT HOME.
Man: SO, IF SEA SHEPHERD WAS TO VIOLATE THIS,
POTENTIALLY THERE COULD BE A LAWSUIT
THAT COULD GO AFTER ALL THE ASSETS OF SEA SHEPHERD,
AND AS INDIVIDUALS,
YOU AS WELL COULD HAVE YOUR INDIVIDUAL ASSETS GONE AFTER.
SO IT CREATES A LITTLE ELEMENT OF DANGER, LEGALLY,
FOR EVERY PERSON ON THE CREW,
ESPECIALLY FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS.
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO PUT YOURSELF ON THE FRONT LINE,
THEN YOU NEED TO DO SO
BEING FULLY AWARE THAT THERE COULD BE CONSEQUENCES TO THAT.
IF ANY OF YOU ARE NOT REALLY SURE ABOUT IT,
AND YOU WANT TO LEAVE, YOU HAVE TIME NOW TO DECIDE.
Watson: ANYTHING ELSE?
OKAY.
Narrator: CREW MEMBERS OF EACH VESSEL
WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER IF THEY'RE WILLING
TO FACE SEVERE LEGAL AND FINANCIAL RAMIFICATIONS.
IT'S ONE THING TO, LIKE, SAY,
YOU KNOW, I'M WILLING TO DIE FOR WHALES,
AND IT'S ANOTHER THING TO, LIKE, ACTUALLY COME FACE-TO-FACE
WITH A LONG-TERM REPERCUSSION OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.
Narrator: FOR THE AMERICANS, THE STAKES ARE THE HIGHEST.
IF THE INJUNCTION WERE VIOLATED,
CREW COULD BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT AND ARRESTED.
THE COURT COULD IMPOSE PENALTIES RANGING FROM LARGE FINES
TO POTENTIALLY THE SEIZING OF PERSONAL ASSETS.
EVERYBODY, WHEN THEY SIGN ON WITH SEA SHEPHERD,
KNOWS THAT THERE'S RISK INVOLVED,
BUT IF WE END UP IN COURT OR JAIL,
THAT COULD AFFECT THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
PERSONALLY, I'M EXTREMELY CLOSE TO MY FAMILY.
I'VE GOT A LIFE OUTSIDE OF BEING ON THE SHIPS,
AND, YOU KNOW...
THIS CAN JEOPARDIZE ALL THAT.
[ GULL SQUAWKS ]
Narrator: AS MORNING LIGHT BREAKS,
THE SEA SHEPHERDS DISCOVER
THAT THE INJUNCTION HAS CLAIMED ITS FIRST CASUALTY.
HELICOPTER PILOT ROGER DENNER
HAS CHOSEN TO LEAVE THE CAMPAIGN.
Denner: I'M 58 YEARS OLD, I'M CLOSE TO RETIREMENT,
AND, YOU KNOW, I'M TOO OLD TO START OVER AGAIN.
IT'S NOT AN OPTION FOR ME.
I MEAN, I LOVE THE WHALES,
BUT I ALSO HAVE TO MAKE A LIVING.
Narrator: WITHOUT A PILOT,
THE SEA SHEPHERDS HAVE LOST THEIR MOST EFFECTIVE TOOL
FOR FINDING THE WHALING FLEET.
BYE, GUYS.
Man: ALL RIGHT.
Pierce: WE LOST OUR HELICOPTER PILOT BECAUSE OF THIS INJUNCTION.
WHEN WE COME ABOARD AS CREW,
WE'RE ASKED IF WE'RE READY TO DIE FOR A WHALE,
AND HE FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO LEAVE THE VESSEL
TO PROTECT HIS OWN ASSETS AND NOT PROTECT THE WHALES.
AND THE LOSS OF THE HELICOPTER
IS SOMETHING THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD.
Man: BUMPERS AWEIGH.
Narrator: COMING UP...
ALL RIGHT. STAND BY.
[ HORN BLARING ]
WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO A MASSIVE SHOWDOWN.
Man: HOLY [BLEEP]
GET READY FOR IMPACT.
Hammarstedt: AND WE HAVE TO SHOW THEM THAT WE'RE GONNA STAND OUR GROUND...
YOU'LL HAVE TO SINK ME. I AM NOT GONNA MOVE FOR YOU.
[ HORN BLARING ]
MAYDAY. MAYDAY. MAYDAY.
[ GULL CRIES ]
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
Watson: HELLO? YES.
Narrator: SINCE FINDING OUT
ABOUT THE 9th CIRCUIT COURT RULING,
PAUL HAS BEEN BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
SPEAKING WITH HIS ATTORNEYS.
JAPAN JUST FIGURES THEY CAN DO
WHATEVER THEY WANT DOWN HERE WITH IMPUNITY.
Narrator: WITH THE INJUNCTION IN PLACE,
STOPPING THE WHALERS THIS SEASON WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
Knowles: THE INJUNCTION PLACED AGAINST US
DEFINITELY IS A BIG BLOW TO THE CAMPAIGN,
BUT PAUL IS OUR LEAD STRATEGIST.
HE'S BEEN AT THIS FOR OVER 35 YEARS,
SO WE TRUST THAT HE'LL BE ABLE TO GET US THROUGH THIS.
THANK YOU.
[ PHONE BEEPS ]
AS YOU ALL KNOW,
THE U.S. 9th DISTRICT COURT HAS IMPOSED AN INJUNCTION,
AND WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDERS OF THE COURT,
WHICH SPECIFICALLY NAMED MYSELF AND SEA SHEPHERD U.S.A.
SO, THE SOLUTION TO THIS
IS REALLY THAT SEA SHEPHERD U.S.A. WITHDRAW.
IT WILL BE A CAMPAIGN LED BY SEA SHEPHERD AUSTRALIA,
AND I'M SIMPLY HERE AS AN OBSERVER.
I AM NOT THE EXPEDITION LEADER.
I'M STEPPING DOWN.
Narrator: BECAUSE OF THE INJUNCTION,
SEA SHEPHERD U.S.A. WILL STEP DOWN,
AND SEA SHEPHERD AUSTRALIA WILL CARRY ON THE CAMPAIGN.
PAUL WILL STEP DOWN AS THE FLEET'S COMMANDER
AND CAPTAIN THE STEVE IRWIN.
THESE ARE DUTCH AND AUSTRALIAN OWNED AND FLAGGED VESSELS,
AND, THEREFORE, THE U.S. 9th DISTRICT COURT HAS NO AUTHORITY
OVER THESE VESSELS,
BUT THEY DO HAVE AUTHORITY OVER ME,
SO THAT'S WHY I'M STEPPING DOWN.
THAT'S IT. GOOD.
Chakravarty: THANK YOU, PAUL.
Narrator: TAKING OVER AS CAPTAIN OF THE STEVE IRWIN
IS LONGTIME FIRST MATE SID CHAKRAVARTY.
THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST TIME
CAPTAINING THE LEAD SHIP IN THE ANTARCTIC.
HE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL STRATEGIC DECISIONS
FOR THE SEA SHEPHERDS,
WHILE PAUL STAYS ABOARD AS ONLY AN OBSERVER.
MIDSHIP.
Narrator: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEA SHEPHERD HISTORY,
PAUL WILL NOT BE CALLING THE SHOTS,
AND THE ENTIRE SEA SHEPHERD FLEET
WILL BE LED BY FIRST-TIME CAPTAINS.
Hance: NOT HAVING CAPTAIN WATSON IN CHARGE
CERTAINLY PRESENTS A CHALLENGE FOR US.
I MEAN, THIS IS HIS ORGANIZATION.
HE FOUNDED IT.
THERE'S ONLY ONE PAUL WATSON,
AND TO NOT HAVE HIM AROUND
CERTAINLY MAKES YOU WONDER HOW SUCCESSFUL WE WILL BE.
RIGHT NOW I'M PREVENTED FROM LEADING THIS CAMPAIGN.
WE HAVE NEW CAPTAINS.
THEY HAVE TO KNOW THAT TO BE A LEADER OF A SEA SHEPHERD
MEANS THEY HAVE TO DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE WITHOUT ME.
Chakravarty: OOH! WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
Woman: WOW! THAT'S CRAZY.
THERE WE GO.
YES!
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU SEE THEM? RIGHT THERE.
Straussner: WHEN THAT MINKE IS LOOKING UP AT US,
THERE'S DEFINITELY A CONNECTION.
AND THAT'S THE KIND OF CONNECTION
THAT I THINK DRIVES THE CREW
TO COME OUT AND MAKE THE SACRIFICES
THAT IT TAKES TO BE ON THIS CREW.
Man: WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
...RELATE TO US AS MUCH AS WE WERE TRYING TO RELATE TO HER.
[ MAN LAUGHS MANIACALLY ]
Straussner: WHILE SOME PEOPLE HAVE CHOSEN TO LEAVE DUE TO THE INJUNCTION,
THE REST OF THE CREW THAT ARE HERE
ARE STANDING EVEN STRONGER IN THEIR BELIEFS
THAT THEY'RE HERE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.
Chakravarty: YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.
I JUST WANTED TO PASS MY BEST DOWN
FROM EVERYBODY ON THE STEVE IRWIN.
...on the slipway soon.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, SID.
ROGER THAT. GOOD LUCK FOR YOU, GUYS.
Thank you. Same, buddy.
Narrator: THE SEA SHEPHERD FLEET PREPARES TO SPLIT UP
AND BEGIN THE MONUMENTAL TASK
OF SEARCHING THE 7-MILLION-SQUARE-MILE
SOUTHERN OCEAN FOR THE WHALERS.
SO, STARBOARD ENGINE CLUTCHED IN.
Narrator: THE JAPANESE FLEET IS MADE OF FOUR TYPES OF SHIPS --
A SECURITY SHIP, WHICH GUARDS THE FLEET,
THREE HARPOON SHIPS, WHICH KILL THE WHALES,
A HIRED TANKER, WHICH SUPPLIES THE FLEET WITH FUEL,
AND THE FACTORY SHIP -- THE NISSHIN MARU.
Hammarstedt: OUR MAIN TARGET IS THE JAPANESE FACTORY SHIP.
WITHOUT THE FACTORY WHALING SHIP,
THE JAPANESE WHALING FLEET CANNOT PROCESS THE WHALE MEAT,
THEREFORE THEY CANNOT KILL ANY WHALES.
BY SHUTTING DOWN JUST THAT ONE VESSEL,
WE SHUT DOWN ALL FIVE SHIPS.
Narrator: THREE SEA SHEPHERD VESSELS
WILL SPREAD OUT IN A SEARCH GRID TO FIND THE FACTORY SHIP,
WHILE THE LAST VESSEL, CAPTAIN LUIS' SAM SIMON,
WILL SEARCH FOR THE FLEET'S REFUELING SHIP,
THE SUN LAUREL.
Brook: IF WE CAN GET ON THE SUN LAUREL,
WE BASICALLY SHUT DOWN THEIR SUPPLY LINES.
THEY CAN ONLY FUNCTION SO LONG,
AND THEN THEY HAVE TO GET BACK TO REFUEL.
AND IF WE CAN CONTROL THAT REFUELING SHIP,
THAT CAN BE JUST AS EFFECTIVE
AS SHUTTING DOWN THE NISSHIN MARU.
YEAH.
FINDING THE SUN LAUREL,
IT'S REALLY A DIFFICULT TASK,
BUT WE KNOW THE SUN LAUREL USUALLY COMES DOWN
TO JUST ABOUT 60 DEGREES SOUTH,
SO WE HAVE AN INFORMED SEARCH PATTERN,
AND WE HAVE TO HAVE A BIT OF LUCK, TOO.
[ GULL CRIES ]
Narrator: WITH THE HELICOPTER
NO LONGER PART OF THE SEA SHEPHERD'S ARSENAL,
THE SPEEDY BRIGITTE BARDOT WILL BE AN ESSENTIAL ASSET
IN LOCATING THE FACTORY VESSEL.
THIS IS CAPTAIN TERLAIN'S FIRST SEA SHEPHERD CAMPAIGN.
HE WILL HAVE THE DIFFICULT TASK OF STEERING THE FRAGILE TRIMARAN
THROUGH THE BRUTAL SEAS OF THE ANTARCTIC.
[ SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE ]
THE CHARGE OF THIS FAST BOAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME,
AND I AM VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
Narrator: AS NIGHT FALLS,
THE CREW CONTINUES TO SEARCH FOR THE NISSHIN MARU.
Woman: CAN YOU SEE SOMETHING?
[ BEEPING ]
Narrator: THE SEA SHEPHERDS HAVE SPOTTED
A MYSTERIOUS VESSEL ON RADAR.
[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]
THE VESSEL IS NOT THE FACTORY SHIP,
BUT ONE OF THE JAPANESE FLEET'S HARPOON VESSELS.
Terlain: I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHAT -- EXPLAIN TO ME.
IT'S NOT THE BIG ONE?
Narrator: THE HARPOON SHIPS NOT ONLY KILL WHALES,
BUT ALSO ACT AS SPY VESSELS.
THEY CAN TAIL SEA SHEPHERDS
AND RELAY THEIR LOCATION TO THE FACTORY SHIP,
MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACK DOWN.
THE PLAN NOW IS TO LOSE THE YUSHIN MARU #3.
WE ENDED UP RIPPING OUT OF THERE AT ABOUT 21 KNOTS.
LET'S SEE IF HE FOLLOWS US NOW.
THE YUSHIN MARU SCRAMBLED AND STARTED COMING AFTER US.
19 KNOTS, MAN. HE'S DEFINITELY COMING AFTER US NOW.
Narrator: THE BRIGITTE BARDOT HAS A FASTER TOP SPEED,
BUT NOT BY MUCH.
WITH ONLY A TWO-MILE-AN-HOUR ADVANTAGE,
IT WILL TAKE OVER 10 HOURS
TO ESCAPE THE KILL SHIP'S WATCHFUL EYE.
100 MILES AWAY, THE SAM SIMON'S CAPTAIN, LUIS,
CONTINUES TO SEARCH FOR THE WHALER'S REFUELING SHIP.
WHILE THIS IS HIS FIRST TIME
COMMANDING THE SEA SHEPHERD VESSEL IN ANTARCTICA,
HE HAS 17 YEARS' EXPERIENCE AS A COMMERCIAL CAPTAIN.
[ BEEPING ]
A TARGET HAS APPEARED ON THE RADAR,
AND IT LOOKS TO BE THE SUN LAUREL --
THE VESSEL THE WHALERS USE TO REFUEL.
Brook: THERE'S REALLY NO WAY TO BE SURE WHAT IT IS,
BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY A SHIP OUT THERE.
IT'S DEFINITELY MOVING.
IT'S A BIT OF AN EXCITING FEELING.
Narrator: IF IT IS THE SUN LAUREL,
IT WILL BE A MAJOR VICTORY.
THE SEA SHEPHERDS MIGHT HAVE THE ABILITY
TO CUT OFF THE JAPANESE FLEET'S FUEL SUPPLY
AND FORCE THEM FROM THE WHALING GROUNDS.
Man: ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: WITH 36 DAYS LEFT IN THE WHALING SEASON,
THE SEA SHEPHERDS HAVE FOUND ONE OF THEIR TWO MAIN TARGETS.
Man: IT'S GONNA GET INTERESTING.
THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
Narrator: TO THE SOUTH,
THE BARDOT CONTINUES TO BE CHASED
BY ONE OF THE HARPOON VESSELS.
KEEPING THE SHIP AT FULL THROTTLE, HOWEVER,
IS TAXING ITS TWIN ENGINES.
[ BEEP ]
OKAY.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
Narrator: AN ALARM SOUNDS,
INDICATING THAT ONE OF THE BARDOT'S ENGINES IS DOWN.
WITH THE VESSEL DEAD IN THE WATER, TEMPERS FLARE.
JUST LEAVE THE PORT ENGINE IN IDLE...
STOP EVERYTHING.
HEY, KOSTIA, SHUT THE [BLEEP] UP FOR A SECOND.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS GUY'S GONNA DO OUT THERE.
IF WE DON'T HAVE AN ENGINE ON,
WHO KNOWS WHAT HE COULD DO THAT WE CAN'T GET AWAY.
THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED.
DO YOUR JOB.
STOP TWO ENGINES, NOT START.
IT IS.
WE'RE GONNA GO SORT THIS OUT.
Narrator: AS THEY RACE TO FIX THE ENGINE,
THE BRIDGE CREW MONITORS THE TRAILING HARPOON SHIP.
[ BEEPING ]
Man: YOU SEE THEM?
YOU THINK IT LOOKS LIKE THE YUSHIN IS MOVING IN ON US?
Narrator: THE YUSHIN MARU WAS HEADED TOWARD THE BRIGITTE BARDOT,
BUT THEIR ENGINE STALLED OUT.
THE SEA SHEPHERDS ARE UNABLE TO ESCAPE.
COMING UP...
Man: OH! [BLEEP]
WE ARE GETTING RAMMED. WE ARE GETTING RAMMED.
THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS TO END UP IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
IS EXTREMELY REAL.
WE HAVE LOST POWER! WE HAVE LOST POWER!
STAND DOWN!
Narrator: CAPTAIN JEAN YVES' BRIGITTE BARDOT
IS DEAD IN THE WATER.
ITS ENGINES WERE PUSHED PAST THE BRINK
AND HAVE NOW GONE OFFLINE.
THE HARPOON SHIP IS 2 1/2 MILES AWAY AND APPROACHING.
Man: YOU SEE THEM?
STRAIGHT OUT.
IT'S CHANGED COURSE A BIT.
IT'S COMING TO A STOP.
Narrator: SUDDENLY THE YUSHIN MARU COMES TO A STOP
LOOMING JUST TWO MILES AWAY.
THE SEA SHEPHERDS SCRAMBLE TO FIX THE CRIPPLED ENGINE.
Man: THAT'S IT.
Narrator: AFTER WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT,
LEAD ENGINEER KOSTIA EMERGES FROM THE BOWELS OF THE BOAT
WITH TERRIBLE NEWS.
WE TRY OUR BEST WHAT WE CAN,
BUT WE CANNOT MAKE THIS ENGINE RUN.
Ager: JEAN YVES PUSHED THAT BOAT PRETTY HARD
NOT REALLY KNOWING THE VESSEL THAT WELL,
NOT KNOWING HOW FAR YOU CAN PUSH HER.
NOW IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HEADING BACK TO PORT.
Narrator: THE BRIGITTE BARDOT WILL NOW LIMP BACK TO PORT.
IT'LL BE OUT OF COMMISSION
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WHALING SEASON.
HAVING LOST THEIR LONG-RANGE HELICOPTER
AND NOW THE SPEED OF THE BARDOT,
THE SEA SHEPHERDS ARE AT A SEVERE DISADVANTAGE
IN THEIR SEARCH FOR THE WHALERS.
GOING BACK TO PORT --
IT'S A REAL BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW RIGHT NOW.
EMOTIONALLY, FOR ME,
IT'S ONE OF THE WORST FEELINGS I'VE EVER FELT.
ALL RIGHT.
THE ABILITY FOR THE BARDOT
TO SPRINT AT HER HIGH SPEED
AND BE ABLE TO GET AHEAD UNDETECTED
WOULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE ADVANTAGE.
WE HAVE LOST HER WHEN WE NEED HER THE MOST.
IT'S REALLY UNFORTUNATE.
Narrator: THE SAM SIMON STANDS GUARD AT THE REFUELING SHIP,
WHICH LEAVES THE SEA SHEPHERDS' SLOWER VESSELS --
THE BOB BARKER AND THE STEVE IRWIN --
TO SEARCH THE 7-MILLION-SQUARE-MILE
SOUTHERN OCEAN FOR THE FACTORY SHIP.
WE JUST HEAD UP TO 67 AND START GOING DUE EAST.
WITH JUST TWO SHIPS TO SEARCH THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN OCEAN,
EVERY DECISION THE NEW CAPTAINS MAKE COULD BE A COSTLY ONE.
EACH DAY THAT THE SEA SHEPHERDS ARE NOT WITH THE JAPANESE FLEET,
WHALES COULD BE DYING.
SO, THE INTENTION WOULD BE
TO HEAD TOWARDS WHERE THE ICE IS OPENING UP,
WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST,
AND HOPEFULLY WE ACTUALLY DO FIND THEM.
I'M CONFIDENT THAT OUR OFFICERS AND CREW
ARE QUITE CAPABLE OF MAKING DECISIONS IN THE FIELD,
BUT IT IS WITH A LOT OF FRUSTRATION
THAT I WATCH THE CAMPAIGN GO AHEAD WITHOUT ME.
CHANGE COURSE TO 2-4-2.
Man: 2-4-2.
YEP.
ALL RIGHT.
CHASING THE NISSHIN MARU
FOR EIGHT OR NINE YEARS DOWN HERE
GIVES ME A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT
INTO HOW THE CAPTAIN OF THE NISSHIN MARU THINKS.
I FELT RELATIVELY CONFIDENT
THAT THEY WOULD WANT TO KEEP PUSHING WEST
'CAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY AREA THAT THERE WAS ANY GOOD WEATHER.
AND I DECIDED TO TAKE A CHANCE,
CHANGE THE COURSE DUE WEST,
HOPING TO INTERCEPT THE FACTORY WHALING SHIP.
Narrator: WHILE THE STEVE IRWIN
EXECUTES A SEARCH GRID HEADING EAST,
THE BOB BARKER HEADS WEST,
DIRECTLY TO AN AREA
WHERE PETER BELIEVES THE FACTORY VESSEL WILL BE.
THIS IS A MAJOR GAMBLE FOR THE ROOKIE CAPTAIN,
AS IT WILL MARK THE FURTHEST WEST
THE SEA SHEPHERDS HAVE EVER SEARCHED
ON AN ANTARCTIC CAMPAIGN.
IF PETER IS WRONG,
HE WILL HAVE TAKEN THE BARKER OUT OF THE ACTION
AND THE WHALERS MIGHT BE FREE TO WHALE UNIMPEDED.
Smith: THIS IS THE FARTHEST WEST WE'VE EVER GONE,
AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE
WE'RE BEING AS EFFECTIVE AS WE COULD BE,
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS QUESTIONS EVERY DAY.
YOU CROSS YOUR FINGERS
AND HOPE THE PEOPLE ABOVE KNOW WHAT THE HELL THEY'RE DOING.
Narrator: THE SAM SIMON HAS BEEN TRAILING THE SUN LAUREL
FOR 11 DAYS.
THEIR MISSION IS TO PREVENT WHALING SHIPS
FROM REACHING THE TANKER TO REFUEL,
BUT THEY HAVE YET TO BE TESTED.
NOT A SINGLE JAPANESE WHALING VESSEL HAS BEEN SPOTTED.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO BE DOING.
[ BEEPING ]
THAT COULD BE HARPOONS.
IT'S ONLY ONE?
Narrator: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY TWO WEEKS,
THE SAM SIMON HAS COMPANY.
THE YUSHIN MARU #3 HAS EMERGED
THROUGH THE FOG EIGHT MILES AWAY.
THE YUSHIN -- THEY CAN'T HUNT.
THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT FUEL.
SO, IF WE STOP THEM NOW, THEN IT'S OVER FOR THEM.
[ BEEPING ]
BRIDGE. BRIDGE.
YOU SEE IT'S COMING OUT OF THE FOG RIGHT THERE.
BRIDGE.
Narrator: THE SEA SHEPHERDS HAVE SPOTTED
A SECOND SHIP ON THE HORIZON --
THE SHONAN MARU #2,
THE JAPANESE WHALING FLEET'S SECURITY VESSEL.
THE SHONAN IS AT 8:00.
Man: ROGER THAT.
Narrator: THE SEA SHEPHERDS HAVE TANGLED
WITH THE SHONAN MARU BEFORE.
IN 2010, IT COLLIDED WITH THE ADY GIL.
Man: HOLY [BLEEP]
Man #2: THEY HIT IT?
YEP. SHE GOT HIT.
Narrator: SIX CREW MEMBERS HAD TO BE RESCUED
AFTER THE SHIP WAS SPLIT IN TWO.
Woman: EVIL-LOOKING SHIP.
Brook: IT IS A VERY SCARY SHIP TO SEE,
AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE SAM SIMON CREW
HAS BASICALLY BEEN IN ACTION.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
HERE WE ARE OUTNUMBERED BY THE WHALING FLEET.
BRIDGE DECK.
THE SUN LAUREL IS GETTING READY FOR REFUELING.
MAN: It's go time.
THEY'VE GOT THE POTENTIAL TO SINK THIS SHIP
AND PUT THE LIVES OF THE WHOLE CREW IN GREAT DANGER.
IT'S REALLY FRIGHTENING.
Man: BRIDGE. BRIDGE.
ROGER THAT.
Narrator: ONE OF THE WHALER'S HARPOON SHIPS
AND THEIR SECURITY VESSEL, THE SHONAN MARU #2,
HAVE JUST ARRIVED ON SCENE.
THE SAM SIMON'S MISSION
IS TO BLOCK THEM FROM REFUELING AT THE SUN LAUREL.
LET'S GO THERE, THEN.
ALL RIGHTY.
Narrator: TO STOP THE REFUELING,
CAPTAIN LUIS WILL ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE SAM SIMON
INTO A POSITION THAT BLOCKS THE FUEL SUPPLY VALVES.
THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE WITHIN THOUSANDS OF MILES TO REFUEL.
IF THEY CAN HOLD THIS POSITION LONG ENOUGH,
IT COULD FORCE THE JAPANESE FROM THE WHALING GROUNDS.
I'M MOVING IN NOW.
OUR ROLE RIGHT NOW IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS.
IF THEIR SHIP DECIDES TO MOVE, THEY CAN JUST CRUSH US.
BUT I THINK EVERYBODY IS READY TO STOP THE REFUELING OPERATION.
Narrator: HOLDING POSITION NEXT TO THE SUN LAUREL
IS NOT AN EASY TASK.
WITH BOTH SHIPS UNANCHORED AND STRONG OCEAN SWELLS,
IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE TANKER,
AND A COLLISION WITH THE 4,000-TON SHIP
COULD BE DISASTROUS.
Pinho: IT GOES AGAINST MY PERSONALITY
TO ACT IN SO CLOSE QUARTERS WITH OTHER VESSELS,
BUT I WANT TO FULFILL MY MISSION.
APPROACHING.
A LITTLE HAIR-RAISING.
NICE. NICE. LUIS, VERY NICE.
Narrator: CAPTAIN LUIS HAS PLACED THE SAM SIMON PERFECTLY
AGAINST THE SUN LAUREL,
BUT NOW HE MUST DEFEND HIS POSITION.
Woman: IT'S COMING STRAIGHT FOR US.
Brook: ALL OF A SUDDEN,
THE HARPOON SHIP AND THE SHONAN
ARE COMING IN VERY FAST, AND THEY SEEM VERY DETERMINED.
Pinho: THE YUSHIN IS MOVING AT SIX KNOTS.
MY FIRST THOUGHT IS, "THEY'RE GONNA HIT US."
DECK 10. DECK 10. BE READY.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
STEVE IRWIN, THIS IS SID.
Hi. Sid. Luis.
WE DOCKED AGAINST THE SUN LAUREL,
BUT THE SHONAN MARU
AND THE YUSHIN MARU HAVE STARTED MOVING.
ALL RIGHT, LUIS. THAT'S UNDERSTOOD.
I'll just talk to Peter about a plan.
OKAY. THANKS.
Narrator: CAPTAIN LUIS IS HAVING TROUBLE
MAINTAINING HIS POSITION WITH THE SUN LAUREL.
IF THE STEVE IRWIN WERE THERE,
THEY COULD HELP BLOCK THE JAPANESE VESSELS
FROM APPROACHING.
BUT ENGAGING THAT TACTIC
WOULD MEAN THAT SID AND HIS CREW
WOULD HAVE TO HALT THEIR SEARCH FOR THE NISSHIN MARU.
NOW WITHOUT PAUL TO ADVISE HIM,
CAPTAIN SID MUST MAKE A DECISION.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
Hammarstedt: THIS IS PETER.
CHAKRAVARTY: Hey, Peter. Do you have a minute?
The Steve Irwin is headed out toward the Sun Laurel
to help the Sam Simon out,
AND WE'LL LEAVE YOU DOWN HERE
looking for the Nisshin Maru.
OH. UH, OKAY.
BYE.
[ REPLACES PHONE RECEIVER ]
Narrator: THE STEVE IRWIN
ABANDONS ITS SEARCH FOR THE NISSHIN MARU
AND HEADS TOWARDS THE SAM SIMON
TO HELP FEND OFF THE WHALERS FROM REFUELING.
THIS WILL LEAVE THE BOB BARKER ALONE
TO SEARCH FOR THE FACTORY SHIP.
Chakravarty: FOR THE STEVE IT'S BEST
TO JUST GO UP AND HELP THE SAM
TO ENSURE THAT THE REFUELING DOES NOT TAKE PLACE.
Straussner: I'M A LITTLE LEERY JUST TO LEAVE THE BOB BARKER
LOOKING FOR THE NISSHIN BY ITSELF.
BASICALLY, WE'VE JUST PUT ALL OF OUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET.
Hammarstedt: KEEP A VERY, VERY GOOD LOOK.
SCAN THE HORIZON.
Narrator: THE TASK OF FINDING THE WHALER'S FACTORY SHIP
IS NOW SOLELY IN THE HANDS OF CAPTAIN HAMMARSTEDT.
HIS RISKY PLAN TO HEAD WEST
IS THEIR ONLY HOPE TO FIND THE NISSHIN MARU.
GOT SOMETHING.
[ BEEP ]
Hammarstedt: THIS IS MOVING.
THAT'S A SHIP.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO GET TO, RIGHT THERE.
YEAH. KEEP A VERY GOOD EYE ON THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
WE JUST GOT A FIX ON A MOVING TARGET ON THE RADAR.
WE'RE STILL OBSERVING, SEE WHAT THE DEVELOPMENTS ARE.
Hammarstedt: THIS IS PROMISING.
OH, THERE'S OUR YUSHIN.
Narrator: THE CREW HAS SPOTTED THE YUSHIN MARU #2 --
A HARPOON SHIP.
Man: [BLEEP]
Narrator: THESE BOATS CAN RELAY THE SEA SHEPHERDS' LOCATION
TO THE FACTORY VESSEL,
MAKING SURE THE PRIZE SHIP REMAINS ELUSIVE.
AND IF THE SEA SHEPHERDS CAN SEE THE YUSHIN,
THE YUSHIN CAN SEE THEM.
Hammarstedt: [ SIGHS ]
THEY'RE LOOKING DEAD AHEAD.
'CAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING DEAD AHEAD, TOO.
SOMETHING VERY DARK.
Narrator: CAPTAIN HAMMARSTEDT
HAS SPOTTED ANOTHER SHIP ON THE HORIZON.
HOPE OF FINDING THEIR MAIN TARGET, THE NISSHIN MARU,
IS STILL ALIVE.
Man: I THINK IT'S PART OF THAT ICEBERG.
Hammarstedt: JUST A FEW MORE MILES.
[ Sighing ] OH, COME ON.
DEAD AHEAD IS LOOKING A LOT MORE LIKE A SHIP.
Hammarstedt: SOMETHING VERY DARK.
Narrator: CAPTAIN PETER HAS TAKEN THE BOB BARKER
FAR TO THE WEST IN SEARCH OF THE WHALER'S FACTORY SHIP.
Hammarstedt: JUST A FEW MORE MILES.
Narrator: THEY HAVE DISCOVERED A HARPOON VESSEL,
BUT PETER BELIEVES THERE MAY BE A SECOND TARGET IN THE AREA.
Hammarstedt: [ Sighing ] OH, COME ON.
Narrator: HOPE OF FINDING THE NISSHIN MARU IS STILL ALIVE.
Hammarstedt: DEAD AHEAD IS LOOKING A LOT MORE LIKE A SHIP.
NISSHIN MARU! WE GOT HIM.
GOOD.
WE GOT THE NISSHIN MARU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
DEAD AHEAD.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator: ROOKIE CAPTAIN HAMMARSTEDT'S GAMBLE
OF SEARCHING THE WESTERN EXTREME
OF THE WHALING AREA HAS PAID OFF.
THE FACTORY SHIP, NISSHIN MARU, IS NOW WITHIN THEIR GRASP,
AND AN END TO THE WHALER'S SEASON COULD BE ON THE HORIZON.
WHEN WE FIND THE NISSHIN, I WAS SO, SO EXCITED.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD CALL OF PETER.
I'M VERY, VERY IMPRESSED ABOUT HIS PERFORMANCE.
Hammarstedt: I COMMITTED A LONG TIME AGO
TO KEEP COMING DOWN HERE FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES,
AND I MADE THAT COMMITMENT TO PAUL,
SO THERE'S NO ONE ELSE I'D RATHER GIVE THE NEWS
THAT WE FOUND THE NISSHIN MARU TO THAN PAUL DIRECTLY.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
Hey, Paul. Peter.
HI.
So, I'm down here,
AND 10 MILES AWAY FROM ME,
I'VE GOT THE NISSHIN MARU.
Good job.
That's gonna be quite interesting
because they haven't taken very many whales at all.
GOOD. FULL SPEED.
SOUNDS GOOD. THANKS.
Bye, Paul.
THEY JUST FOUND THE NISSHIN.
[ APPLAUSE ]
Man: AWESOME!
Watson: THE NISSHIN MARU IS HARD TO FIND,
BUT PETER'S QUITE CAPABLE OF COMMANDING THE VESSEL,
AND HE HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB.
[ Singsong voice ] WE FOUND THE NISSHIN.
SWEET!
SHONAN'S COMING IN FAST.
Narrator: ON THE SAM SIMON,
CAPTAIN LUIS STRUGGLES TO HOLD HIS PRECARIOUS POSITION
NEXT TO THE REFUELING SHIP.
HE FEARS, AT ANY MOMENT,
THE SHONAN MARU COULD KNOCK THEM OUT OF PLACE.
IF THE STEVE IRWIN WERE THERE,
THEY COULD BLOCK THE CIRCLING WHALING SHIPS FROM COMING CLOSE,
BUT HELP IS STILL A DAY AND A HALF AWAY.
[ THUDDING ]
HOLY [BLEEP]
[ THUD ]
Narrator: THE STERNS OF THE 400-TON SAM SIMON
AND THE 4,000-TON SUN LAUREL HAVE COLLIDED.
Man: OKAY. COPY THAT.
[ LOUD THUD ]
Brook: THESE IMPACTS HAVE REALLY BIG CRACKING IMPACTS.
[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
THERE'S PAINT AND STEEL GOING FLYING EVERYWHERE.
OKAY, I THINK THIS IS PUSHING IT A BIT FAR NOW.
Narrator: CAPTAIN LUIS DECIDES TO STEER THE SAM SIMON
AWAY FROM THE SUN LAUREL
IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY MORE COLLISIONS.
Pinho: WE WANTED TO FEND OFF THE REFUELING
BY BLOCKING THEIR HARPOON SHIPS,
AND WE HAD NO INTENTION OF RISKING A COLLISION
WITH A TANKER,
WHICH CAN BE VERY BAD ENVIRONMENTALLY,
SO I DECIDED NOT TO PURSUE THAT COURSE OF ACTION ANYMORE.
Narrator: THE SAM SIMON IS NOW 200 METERS FROM THE SUN LAUREL.
THE TANKER HAS BEEN LEFT COMPLETELY UNGUARDED,
AND THE YUSHIN MARU AND THE SHONAN MARU
ARE FREE TO REFUEL.
Woman: THE SHONAN'S GONNA REFUEL NEXT.
[ BEEPING ]
SHONAN MARU. SHONAN MARU. THIS IS SAM SIMON.
SAM SIMON IS CURRENTLY STOPPED,
NOT UNDER WAY, AND KEEPING A SAFE DISTANCE.
MAN: Bridge deck.
The Shonan's setting up fenders
ON THEIR PORTSIDE.
OH, MY [BLEEP] GOD.
Narrator: CAPTAIN LUIS MADE THE DECISION TO BACK OFF.
NOW THE YUSHIN MARU #3 AND THE SHONAN MARU #2
HAVE ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON.
Brook: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME OUR SHIP'S BEING TESTED,
AND THEY PRETTY MUCH JUST WALKED ALL OVER US.
LUIS JUST LET THEM REFUEL,
AND THAT'S EXTREMELY DEPRESSING AND UPSETTING.
IT'S JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE POINT OF US BEING DOWN HERE?
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
Pinho: HELLO, THIS IS LUIS.
OH. NOT TOO HAPPY.
ALL RIGHT, LUIS. THAT'S UNDERSTOOD.
SO, JUST STICK WITH THEM.
Okay. Thanks.
Bye.
[ SIGHS ]
Watson: WHEN I WAS WITH GREENPEACE,
WE USED TO STOP THE SEALING BOATS
BY STANDING ON THE ICE IN FRONT OF THEM,
AND THEY WOULD ALWAYS STOP.
THEN ONE YEAR, TWO GREENPEACERS --
THEY GOT OUT OF THE WAY.
WHAT DID THAT MEAN?
IT PUT ALL OF OUR LIVES IN DANGER,
BECAUSE NOW THEY KNEW,
THESE PEOPLE ARE GONNA GET OUT OF THE WAY.
SO WE COULD NEVER DO THAT TACTIC AGAIN
'CAUSE THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS RUINED IT.
AND I THINK THAT THE CREW OF THE SAM SIMON
SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO RISK THEIR LIFE
IF THEY DIDN'T MEAN IT.
Woman: I HAVE 60.3.
ON THE NISSHIN?
YEAH.
Narrator: TO THE SOUTHWEST,
CAPTAIN PETER TAILS THE NISSHIN MARU,
BUT WITH A HARPOON SHIP NEARBY, HE, TOO, IS OUTNUMBERED.
Hammarstedt: LET'S JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THESE GUYS.
Narrator: IF CAPTAIN SID HAD RUSHED TO HELP THE BOB BARKER
WHEN THE NISSHIN MARU WAS FIRST FOUND,
THE IRWIN WOULD NOW BE THERE TO HELP BLOCK THE SLIPWAY.
BUT SID'S DECISION TO HEAD TOWARDS THE SIMON
HAS HIM A FULL FOUR DAYS AWAY FROM THE BARKER.
Hammarstedt: WITH THE BOB BARKER ALONE ON THE SLIPWAY,
THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY OF SHUTTING DOWN WHALING OPERATIONS
DOWN IN ANTARCTICA RESTS ON MY SHOULDERS.
AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY.
THE YUSHIN MARU #2's PEELED AWAY.
Narrator: THE HARPOON SHIP THAT WAS FLANKING THE NISSHIN MARU
IS NOW HEADED AWAY FROM THE SEA SHEPHERDS
AND THE FACTORY SHIP.
Hammarstedt: THAT IS ODD.
WELL, IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
THEY'RE LETTING US GET IN VERY, VERY CLOSE NOW.
WE'RE GONNA BE RIGHT ON THEIR SLIPWAY.
THEY'RE HUNTING.
THAT'S THE ONLY EXPLANATION.
Narrator: THE YUSHIN MARU HAS A HUGE SPEED ADVANTAGE
OVER THE BOB BARKER.
IF IT TARGETS A WHALE,
THE SEA SHEPHERDS WILL BE UNABLE TO INTERVENE.
Jones: I REMEMBER THE DAY WHEN THE JAPANESE WHALING FLEET
TOOK THAT WHALE IN FRONT OF SEA SHEPHERD FOUR YEARS AGO.
THAT WAS BY FAR THE WORST THING THAT I COULD HAVE POSSIBLY SEEN.
Narrator: DURING OPERATION MUSASHI,
HELICOPTER PILOT CHRIS AULTMAN
WITNESSED A MINKE WHALE BEING STRUCK WITH A HARPOON...
[ GUNSHOT ]
AULTMAN: Oh, my God!
Narrator: ...SHOT WITH A HIGH-POWERED RIFLE.
[ GUNSHOT ]
THEN AFTER A 20-MINUTE STRUGGLE,
THE WHALE TOOK ITS LAST BREATH.
AULTMAN: I hoped this was something I'd never see.
Hammarstedt: YOU CAN SEE THEIR TRAIL.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY PROBABLY CHASING A WHALE DOWN.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE A DEAD WHALE, YOU KNOW.
IT'S LIKE, THAT'S THE LAST THING
ANY OF US WANT TO SEE ON THIS CAMPAIGN.
[ GUNSHOT ]
[BLEEP]
Man: SEE?
[BLEEP]
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
Man: THE YUSHIN HARPOONED A WHALE.
THEY HAVE IT NOW STRAPPED TO THEIR SIDE OF THE SHIP,
AND THEY'RE MAKING WAY TOWARDS THE NISSHIN MARU.
[BLEEP]
Jones: I THINK WHAT SEA SHEPHERDS ALWAYS MADE CLEAR IN THE PAST
IS THAT IF YOU DARE DO THIS IN FRONT OF US AGAIN,
THAT WHALE IS NOT GONNA END UP ON THAT FACTORY SHIP.
THAT FLOATING ABATTOIR,
THAT POOR EXCUSE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
THAT PUSHED IT TOO FAR.
CONFRONTATION'S IMMINENT.
WHERE'S HE AT?
NOW HE'S CLOSE TO STERN.
YUSHIN MARU #2, THIS IS THE BOB BARKER.
I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU
TO LOAD THIS WHALE ONTO THE NISSHIN MARU.
IF YOU WANT TO TRANSFER THIS WHALE,
YOU'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH ME.
Narrator: AFTER A KILL,
THE HARPOON VESSELS TRANSFER WHALES TO THE FACTORY SHIP
USING A SERIES OF WINCHES AND CABLES.
Man: ALL RIGHT. THEY'RE AT 40 METERS.
Hammarstedt: GET MORE SPEED, COLLINS.
WE CAN'T LET THEM GET AHEAD OF US.
Narrator: THE SEA SHEPHERDS
WILL ATTEMPT TO PLACE THE BOB BARKER
BETWEEN THE HARPOON SHIP AND THE SLIPWAY
OF THE NISSHIN MARU,
IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE TRANSFER.
YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THE BOW BY NISSHIN.
TO BLOCK THE INCOMING HARPOON SHIP,
THE BOB BARKER HAS MOVED
WITHIN 500 YARDS OF THE FACTORY VESSEL --
THE DISTANCE STATED IN THE INJUNCTION
AGAINST SEA SHEPHERD U.S.A.
Smith: THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOWN HERE TO BEGIN WITH,
SO WHY THE HELL SHOULD WE FOLLOW SOME INJUNCTION SAYING,
"YOU CAN'T GO WITHIN SO-AND-SO FEET"?
[BLEEP] THAT. YOU KNOW? I'M GONNA DO IT ANYWAY.
I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GO TO JAIL EVEN FOR A SINGLE WHALE.
Woman: THEY'RE OVERTAKING US.
[ HORN BLARING ]
ALL RIGHT. STAND BY!
Woman: HOLD ON.
HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
[ BLARING CONTINUES ]
[BLEEP]
WE'RE ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA CUT BETWEEN THEM.
SPEED UP.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL DO IT.
[ BLARING CONTINUES ]
[ BLARING STOPS ]
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
Woman: OH, NO.
[BLEEP]
Woman #2: NO!
THEY HAVE IT.
Smith: WHEN THEY TRANSFERRED THAT WHALE,
I FELT ABOUT AS LOW AS A GUY CAN GET.
YOU COME TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PLANET,
AND YOU'RE RIGHT THERE, AND YOU STILL CAN'T STOP THEM.
NO!
IF THE STEVE HAD BEEN HERE,
WE COULD HAVE STOPPED THAT TRANSFER,
BUT WE WERE BY OURSELVES
AND THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH ONE SHIP CAN DO.
[ GULLS CRYING ]
Ahee: IT DEFINITELY FELT LIKE WE FAILED.
YOU JUST FEEL HELPLESS.
YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S AN IMPOSSIBLE MISSION.
WE TRIED SO HARD AND EVERYTHING, AND THEY STILL [BLEEP] GOT IT.
I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THE WHALE WAS TRANSFERRED,
AND I'M WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THAT WHALE GETTING ONTO THE NISSHIN MARU.
Narrator: THE CREW OF THE BOB BARKER IS STILL REELING
FROM THEIR FAILURE TO STOP THE TRANSFER OF THE DEAD WHALE
FROM THE HARPOON SHIP TO THE FACTORY SHIP.
Hammarstedt: KEEP THIS PUSH FOR A LITTLE LONGER,
JUST SO WE'RE MORE ON THE QUARTER.
THE ORGANIZATION THAT OVERSEES THE WHALING FLEET
RELEASED A STATEMENT ON THEIR WEBSITE
IN RESPONSE TO THE CONFRONTATION, STATING...
Smith: RIGHT NOW THE JAPANESE WHALING FLEET SEEMED
REALLY OVERWHELMING AND VERY POWERFUL.
THEY HAD KILLED A WHALE IN FRONT OF US,
AND WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Hammarstedt: HMM.
THE NISSHIN MARU'S VERY, VERY LOW ON FUEL.
THEY ARE SO HIGH OUT OF THE WATER.
"RESEARCH" IS USUALLY LEVEL WITH THE WATER.
SPEEDING UP TO 8.3.
AH, THEY'RE TURNING.
Narrator: SUDDENLY, THE NISSHIN MARU
MAKES A HARD TURN TO THE EAST.
Hammarstedt: I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
MAYBE THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO BUY TIME
UNTIL THEY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.
SO, WE'RE JUST KEEPING ABOUT A HALF A MILE OFF THEM
AND SEEING THE NEXT STEP, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE.
Narrator: 150 MILES TO THE NORTH,
CAPTAIN LUIS FROM THE SAM SIMON
IS STICKING CLOSE TO THE SUN LAUREL.
THE SHONAN MARU AND THE YUSHIN MARU
ARE KEEPING THEIR DISTANCE, BUT THEY HAVE NOT LEFT THE AREA.
THEY'RE TURNING LEFT. HARD LEFT.
Man: REALLY?
UH-HUH.
Chakravarty: BOB BARKER. BOB BARKER. STEVE IRWIN.
OKAY, SO ALL SIGNS SEEM TO INDICATE
THAT THE NISSHIN MARU'S GONNA TRY TO REFUEL.
Narrator: THE WHALING FLEET
HAS MADE A SYNCHRONIZED COURSE CHANGE.
THE THREE SHIPS NEAR THE SAM SIMON
AND THE TWO WITH THE BOB BARKER ARE NOW ON AN INTERCEPT COURSE.
THE SEA SHEPHERDS BELIEVE
THAT THE VESSELS ARE COMING TOGETHER
SO THAT THE NISSHIN MARU CAN REFUEL.
HAVE YOU WORKED OUT AN E.T.A. FOR CONVERGING?
THANKS, BUD.
[ COMMUNICATION DEVICE CLICKS ]
SPEED UP.
Narrator: WITH ALL VESSELS NOW ON AN INTERCEPT COURSE
AND A POTENTIAL MASSIVE CONFRONTATION ON THE HORIZON,
CAPTAIN HAMMARSTEDT CALLS A MEETING
TO UPDATE HIS CREW ABOUT THE IMPENDING DANGER.
IF WE CAN STOP THE SUN LAUREL FROM REFUELING THE NISSHIN MARU,
WE ULTIMATELY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO FORCE THE JAPANESE WHALING FLEET
TO CALL THEIR SEASON SHORT EARLY.
AND SO I WON'T HESITATE
IN DOING WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO STOP IT.
IS THIS EVERYBODY?
BUT BEFORE WE LEFT ON CAMPAIGN,
I PROMISED EACH ONE OF MY CREW MEMBERS
THAT I WOULD BRING THEM ALL BACK HOME SAFELY.
AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT
TO KEEP MY CREW INFORMED AS TO WHAT MY INTENTIONS WERE.
RIGHT NOW THE NISSHIN MARU
IS HEADED TOWARDS THE SUN LAUREL TO REFUEL.
WE NEED TO STOP THIS REFUELING FROM TAKING PLACE.
SO, I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY
THAT WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO A MASSIVE SHOWDOWN
AND PROBABLY THE DECISIVE CONFRONTATION
OF THIS CAMPAIGN.
WE'RE GOING TO BE IN BETWEEN
THESE TWO LARGE VESSELS THAT ARE VERY, VERY INTENT ON REFUELING.
IF THE NISSHIN MARU HITS US ALONGSIDE OUR ENGINE ROOM,
WE ARE GONNA CRUMPLE LIKE A SODA CAN.
IF WE SUSTAIN A HULL BREACH, OUR SHIP WOULD SINK.
Narrator: ALTHOUGH THE NISSHIN MARU
HAS NEVER COLLIDED WITH ONE OF THEIR BOATS,
THE SEA SHEPHERDS HAVE NEVER ATTEMPTED THIS TACTIC BEFORE.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BUDGE FOR THEM,
AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO RUN US THROUGH.
THIS ISN'T A BLUFF.
IF WE DON'T STAND OUR GROUND TOMORROW,
THEN EVERY YEAR AFTER THIS,
THEY'RE GONNA ASSUME THAT WE MOVE.
AND WE HAVE TO SHOW THEM THAT WE'RE SERIOUS
AND THAT WE MEAN WHAT WE SAY
WHEN WE SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO STAND OUR GROUND.
I THINK IF WE DON'T MOVE, THEN SOONER OR LATER,
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO CALL THIS THING OFF.
SO, WITH THAT SAID, BEFORE WE GO INTO THIS CONFRONTATION,
ANYBODY WHO FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS --
THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO DISEMBARK,
AND YOU CAN STAY ON BOARD THE SAM SIMON.
AND IF ANYBODY DOESN'T WANT TO BE ON BOARD, I NEED TO KNOW.
Smith: PAUL WATSON STEPPED DOWN, AND PETER'S AT THE HELM.
HE'S A GREAT LEADER.
PETER'S DEFINITELY WILLING
TO PUT THIS SHIP IN FRONT OF ANYTHING,
AND, I MEAN, I WOULD DO ANYTHING HE'D EVER ASK ME TO DO,
WITHOUT HESITATION, IN A HEARTBEAT.
THE CREW HAS HIS BACK.
EVERYBODY DOES.
Hammarstedt: ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
Woman: LET'S DO IT.
WE ALL KNOW THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO RISK OUR LIFE
IN ORDER TO SAVE THE LIFE OF A WHALE,
AND WHALES ARE FAR MORE IMPORTANT
TO THE SURVIVAL OF THIS PLANET THAN I AM.
AND IF THAT MEANS THAT I HAVE TO PUT MYSELF IN HARM'S WAY
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ALIVE, THEN I'LL DO IT.
Hammarstedt: PICK UP A BIT MORE SPEED.
Narrator: IN 36 HOURS,
THE ENTIRE SEA SHEPHERD FLEET
WILL CONVERGE ON THE WHALING FLEET.
WE ARE MAKING 1-4 KNOTS.
ALL RIGHT, PETER. THAT'S UNDERSTOOD.
Narrator: IN 36 HOURS,
THREE ROOKIE CAPTAINS WILL BE PUT TO THE TEST
LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
IN 36 HOURS, THE SEA SHEPHERDS WILL HAVE TO DECIDE,
"ARE THEY TRULY WILLING TO DIE FOR A WHALE?"
Narrator: IT'S MORNING IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
ON DAY 47 OF OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE.
THE STEVE IRWIN HAS JUST ARRIVED
TO JOIN THE SAM SIMON ON THE TAIL OF THE SUN LAUREL,
THE WHALER'S REFUELING VESSEL.
IT'S PRETTY AMAZING THAT THIS WILL BE THE BIGGEST MOMENT
THAT'S EVER HAPPENED ON THESE CAMPAIGNS --
THE MOST INTENSE AMOUNT OF SHIP-TO-SHIP ACTION.
YEAH. PRETTY CRAZY.
THE BOB BARKER AND THE NISSHIN MARU
ARE THREE HOURS AWAY FROM JOINING THE STEVE IRWIN
AND THE SAM SIMON ON THE SUN LAUREL.
TWO HARPOON SHIPS
AND THE WHALER'S SECURITY VESSEL SURROUND THEM.
A MASSIVE CONFRONTATION APPEARS IMMINENT.
Chakravarty: IF SHE LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GETTING TOO CLOSE,
WE'LL JUST GET A BIT AWAY.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A MASSIVE NAVAL BATTLE ABOUT TO KICK OFF.
AND OUR AIM IS TO PREVENT NISSHIN FROM REFUELING.
IT'S LIKELY TO BE A PRETTY EPIC DAY.
Narrator: WHEN THE BOB BARKER AND THE NISSHIN MARU ARRIVE,
THE SEA SHEPHERDS WILL BE OUTNUMBERED FIVE SHIPS TO THREE
AS THEY ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THE FACTORY SHIP FROM REFUELING.
THIS WILL BE THE LARGEST CONGREGATION OF VESSELS
IN THE HISTORY OF SEA SHEPHERD'S ANTARCTIC CAMPAIGNS.
Chakravarty: I'M GONNA HANDLE THESE TWO.
I NEED YOU TO GIVE ME A VISUAL ALL THE TIME.
Narrator: THE SEA SHEPHERDS ANXIOUSLY AWAIT THE FINAL PIECES
TO BE SET ON THE BATTLEFIELD --
THE BOB BARKER AND THE NISSHIN MARU.
Chakravarty: YOU SEE HER?
Man: OH, I SEE IT.
IT'S RIGHT BACK.
MOVING IN?
YEAH. MOVING IN BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE MILES AWAY.
OKAY.
Straussner: YOU SEE THE BOB BARKER
NEXT TO A MONSTROSITY OF A SHIP, AND THEN YOU REALIZE THAT
THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS TO END UP IN, YOU KNOW,
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IS EXTREMELY REAL.
Narrator: WITH SHIP-TO-SHIP COLLISIONS BEING A REAL POSSIBILITY,
THE CREW OF THE STEVE IRWIN CHECKED THE SUPPLIES
OF ESSENTIAL MEDICAL AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT.
Man: LOOK AT IT.
THEIR CREW'S SETTING UP THE LINES.
THIS IS OUR TIME TO GO.
HEY, PETER. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT DOING?
SO, I'M JUST GONNA KEEP MYSELF
BETWEEN THE NISSHIN AND THE SUN LAUREL,
AND IF THEY OVERTAKE ME, I'LL SPEED UP.
THANK YOU.
Narrator: THE ROOKIE CAPTAINS
HAVE WORKED OUT A STRATEGY.
THE STEVE IRWIN WILL COME ALONGSIDE THE SUN LAUREL
TO BLOCK THE FUEL SUPPLY VALVES,
WHILE THE BOB BARKER WILL TRY TO BLOCK THE NISSHIN MARU
FROM APPROACHING.
THE SAM SIMON WILL BE TASKED
WITH KEEPING THE HARPOON VESSELS
AND THE SECURITY VESSEL AT BAY.
LITTLE BIT OF A KICK AHEAD?
MM-HMM.
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
Man: NISSHIN'S APPROACHING.
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
Narrator: THE NISSHIN MARU MOVES ALONGSIDE THE BOB BARKER
AND APPEARS TO BE APPROACHING THE STERN OF THE STEVE IRWIN.
[ HORN BLARING ]
NISSHIN COMING UP ON OUR PORT.
Chakravarty: WHAT THE [BLEEP]
AND NOW IT'S IN FRONT WITH THE HELI DECK.
[ BLARING CONTINUES ]
GET READY FOR POSSIBLE IMPACT.
GET READY FOR IMPACT!
STAND BACK. TELL CREW TO BRACE FOR IMPACT.
WHOLE CREW BRACE FOR IMPACT.
[ BLARING CONTINUES ]
[ LOUD THUD ]
[BLEEP]
Narrator: THE STEVE IRWIN
AND THE NISSHIN MARU HAVE COLLIDED,
CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE STEVE IRWIN'S HELI DECK.
Man: ROGER THAT.
YEAH, WE'RE COMING IN. WE'RE COMING IN.
GIVE IT A KICK AHEAD.
YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.
Narrator: FEARING FURTHER DAMAGE,
SID DECIDES TO STEER THE STEVE IRWIN AWAY.
NOW THE ONLY CHANCE THE SEA SHEPHERDS HAVE
OF STOPPING THE REFUELING
IS FOR THE BOB BARKER TO MOVE INTO THE NARROW GAP
BETWEEN THE MASSIVE FACTORY SHIP AND THE TANKER.
Hammarstedt: KICK IT IN.
I NEED A KICK. I NEED A KICK.
OKAY, GO IN. GO IN.
[ HORN BLARING ]
[BLEEP]
HEY, STAY AWAY.
NISSHIN MARU. BOB BARKER. I WILL NOT MOVE.
STAY WELL CLEAR OF ME OR YOU WILL COLLIDE WITH MY VESSEL.
I HAVE 35 SOULS ON BOARD.
STAY CLEAR OF ME!
[ HORN BLARING ]
[ BLEEP ]
BRACE FOR POSSIBLE IMPACT.
[ HORN BLARING ]
[ LOUD THUD ]
THEY MADE CONTACT. THEY MADE CONTACT.
THEY ARE NOT MOVING.
NO, HE'S MOVING AWAY.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO.
STEVE IRWIN. BOB BARKER.
Bob Barker. Steve Irwin. Go ahead.
WE THINK THEY'RE GONNA MOVE THE FENDERS OVER TO STARBOARD.
Narrator: THE SEA SHEPHERDS ARE NOW NOT SURE
AT WHICH SIDE OF THE SUN LAUREL THE NISSHIN MARU WILL REFUEL.
SO CAPTAIN SID AND CAPTAIN PETER
SCRAMBLE TO COME UP WITH A NEW STRATEGY.
I'VE GOT TO KEEP THIS POSITION,
SO EITHER YOU OR THE SAM HAVE TO COME IN.
Roger that.
THEY DECIDE THE BOB BARKER AND THE STEVE IRWIN
WILL TAKE UP FLANKING POSITIONS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TANKER.
SAM SIMON, DON'T LET ANY SHIPS COME IN.
Sam. Sam. Sam.
GO AHEAD.
Don't let any ships come in from that quarter.
Narrator: THE SAM SIMON WILL STAY BEHIND
TO BLOCK THE NISSHIN MARU FROM APPROACHING,
AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THE PLACE
OF EITHER VESSEL IF THEY ARE KNOCKED OUT OF PLACE.
THERE'S THE NISSHIN.
Brook: WE KNOW THE NISSHIN IS COMING HERE
LIKE A PERSON DYING OF THIRST TO GET AT THAT FUEL,
SO THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE MOST EPIC SITUATIONS
WE'VE EVER HAD IN ANY SORT OF CAMPAIGN.
Man: [ Japanese accent ] MOVE AWAY.
MOVE AWAY AND KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE.
NISSHIN MARU. BOB BARKER.
BE ADVISED -- I WILL NOT MOVE FROM YOU.
THE RESPONSIBILITY MORALLY AND LEGALLY WILL BE YOURS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INTENTION OF REFUELING,
YOU WILL HAVE TO RUN ME THROUGH THE MIDDLE.
I WILL NOT MOVE FOR YOU.
Man: NISSHIN MARU IS STARTING TO MOVE AGAIN.
THEY'RE ACCELERATING.
I COULD FEEL MY HEART RATE GOING UP AND STARTING TO SWEAT,
AND I THINK MY EYES WERE GETTING BIGGER.
Man: [ Japanese accent ] STOP YOUR VIOLENT
OBSTRUCTIVE ACTIONS IMMEDIATELY!
IF THEY WANT TO SINK US, THEY COULD.
[ HORN BLARING ]
Chakravarty: THE NISSHIN'S GONNA COME IN FOR A RUN.
Narrator: WITH THE NISSHIN MARU MOVING IN TO REFUEL,
THE SEA SHEPHERDS HAVE FORMED A BARRICADE AROUND THE TANKER.
THE BOB BARKER AND THE STEVE IRWIN
ARE FLANKING THE SUN LAUREL,
AND THE SAM SIMON REMAINS BEHIND TO BLOCK THE NISSHIN MARU
FROM APPROACHING
AND TO TAKE THE PLACE OF EITHER VESSEL
IF THEY ARE KNOCKED OUT OF POSITION.
[ HORN BLARING ]
Pinho: WE'RE GONNA TRY TO BLOCK THE PATH,
EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW IT'S QUITE DIFFICULT TO DO IT.
CAN I GO THIS WAY?
YEAH, YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF ROOM.
THAT'S RISKY.
IT DOESN'T FEEL REALLY GOOD FOR ME AS CAPTAIN.
[ HORN BLARING ]
[ BLARING CONTINUES ]
[ BLEEP ]
Man: [ Japanese accent ] WARNING.
[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]
...THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO THINK RIGHT NOW.
THEY ARE COMING UP ON OUR PORT QUARTER NOW.
IF WE WANTED TO CUT HIM, WE COULD GO THROUGH THAT WAY.
THIS IS NOT THE SITUATION WE WANT TO CREATE.
Narrator: THE NISSHIN MARU CHANGES COURSE,
AND CAPTAIN LUIS DECLINES TO STEER HIS SHIP
INTO THE FACTORY VESSEL'S NEW PATH.
Man: NISSHIN MARU'S NOW TO THE PORT OF THE SAM SIMON.
SAM SIMON. COME ON.
Narrator: AS THE NISSHIN MARU MOVES PAST THE SAM SIMON,
THEY TURN THEIR POWERFUL WATER CANNONS ONTO THE SEA SHEPHERDS.
DO YOU GOT HELMETS HERE?
KEEP AWAY FROM THE RESEARCH VESSEL!
Narrator: THE SAM SIMON HAS FAILED
TO BLOCK THE NISSHIN MARU.
IT'S NOW HEADING TOWARD THE PORTSIDE OF THE SUN LAUREL,
AND THE ONLY THING BETWEEN THE 8,000-TON FACTORY VESSEL
AND ITS REFUELING SHIP IS THE BOB BARKER.
OKAY, NISSHIN'S ALMOST DIRECTLY ASTERN OF US.
THEY'RE GONNA PUSH US OUT OF THE WAY.
WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP THIS HEADING.
Hammarstedt: I THINK ONCE YOU MAKE THE DECISION
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO STAND UP TO A BULLY,
THEN YOU HAVE TO DO IT.
WE HAVE TO SEE IT THROUGH TO THE END,
WHATEVER END MAY COME.
THEY'RE ABOUT 30 METERS BEHIND US.
THEY'RE COMING BETWEEN US?
NISSHIN MARU. BOB BARKER.
I WILL NOT MOVE FOR YOU.
I WILL NOT MOVE.
STAY WELL CLEAR OF ME OR YOU WILL COLLIDE WITH MY VESSEL.
[ HORN BLARING ]
YEAH, SOUND IT.
[ ALARM RINGING ]
Narrator: CAPTAIN HAMMARSTEDT
ACTIVATES THE BARKER'S EMERGENCY ALARM,
SENDING ALL NON-ESSENTIAL CREW TO MUSTER AT THE SHIP'S LOUNGE.
THIS IS A SAFETY PRECAUTION
IN THE EVENT THAT THE SHIP NEEDS TO BE EVACUATED.
IS EVERYBODY INSIDE?
Man: YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. EVERYBODY INSIDE.
Woman: THREE METERS BACK.
OUR HELI DECK'S ALMOST EVEN WITH THEIR ANCHOR.
Man: IT'S ONE METER FROM THE HELI DECK.
Woman: THE NISSHIN'S TURNING IN TOWARD STARBOARD ON OUR STERN.
THE NISSHIN'S TRYING TO WEDGE IN.
THEY'RE GONNA TRY TO WEDGE IN BETWEEN US AND SUN LAUREL.
JUST KEEP THRUSTING US AGAINST THE SUN LAUREL.
Man: WE'RE GONNA RUN INTO SUN LAUREL.
YEAH. CONTACT WITH THE SUN LAUREL.
IRRESPONSIBLE ***.
KEEP THRUSTING.
KEEP THRUSTING IN, COLLINS.
Narrator: WITH THE BOB BARKER HOLDING POSITION,
IT APPEARS THE FACTORY VESSEL
IS ATTEMPTING TO SQUEEZE INTO THE NARROW GAP
BETWEEN THE BOB BARKER AND THE REFUELING SHIP.
OH, GEEZ. THEY'RE CLOSE.
OH!
JUST THRUST INTO THEM.
WE ARE NOT MOVING.
[ GRINDING ]
Woman: CRAZY!
[ GRINDING CONTINUES ]
WE ARE GETTING RAMMED. WE ARE GETTING RAMMED.
WHOA.
Man: SAM. SAM. STEVE.
COPY THAT.
[BLEEP]
WE MAY NEED TWO SHIPS TO TAKE THESE PEOPLE BACK HOME.
I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT.
[ BLEEP ]
KEEP THRUSTING IN, COLLINS.
Woman: MOVE AWAY.
[ LOUD THUD ]
OH!
[ METAL SCRAPING ]
Man: HE'S COMING. HE'S COMING.
Layolle: NISSHIN MARU. NISSHIN MARU.
STOP YOUR AGGRESSIVE ACTION.
[ THUDDING ]
YOU ARE DESTROYING OUR BOAT.
STEVE IRWIN, THEY'RE DESTROYING US.
[ GRINDING AND THUDDING CONTINUE ]
[BLEEP]
WE WILL NOT MOVE.
WE WILL HOLD POSITION.
STOP YOUR AGGRESSIVE ACTION.
YOU ARE DESTROYING OUR BOAT.
STOP YOUR AGGRESSIVE ACTION. WE ARE GETTING DESTROYED.
WHOA!
[ GRINDING ]
Narrator: THE BOB BARKER IS LISTING DANGEROUSLY.
IF CAPTAIN HAMMARSTEDT DOESN'T RIGHT THE VESSEL,
IT COULD CAPSIZE...
WE'RE KEELING OVER HERE.
...SENDING 35 CREW INTO THE FRIGID ANTARCTIC WATER.
[ ALARM WAILING ]
THIS IS THE BOB BARKER. WE'RE OUT OF POWER.
Man: THE ANCHOR IS GETTING HOOKED.
Hammarstedt: WE CAN'T. WE'VE LOST POWER.
PULL STERN.
Narrator: THE CREW OF THE BOB BARKER
BELIEVES THE ENGINES HAVE STOPPED RESPONDING.
WITHOUT POWER,
THEY'RE UNABLE TO RIGHT THE SHIP OR MOVE OUT OF THE WAY.
NISSHIN MARU, WE HAVE LOST POWER!
WE HAVE LOST POWER! STAND DOWN!
WE ARE NOT UNDER COMMAND! WE ARE NOT UNDER COMMAND!
Layolle: MAYDAY. MAYDAY. MAYDAY.
THIS IS BOB BARKER.
Layolle: NISSHIN MARU. NISSHIN MARU.
STOP YOUR AGGRESSIVE ACTION.
Hammarstedt: PULL STERN.
Narrator: THE BOB BARKER IS ATTEMPTING
TO BLOCK THE NISSHIN MARU FROM REFUELING WITH THE SUN LAUREL.
THIS IS THE BOB BARKER. WE'VE LOST POWER.
Man: THE ANCHOR IS GETTING HOOKED.
WE CAN'T. WE'VE LOST POWER.
PULL STERN. CARLOS, PULL STERN.
Narrator: THEY BELIEVE THEIR ENGINES HAVE GONE OFFLINE.
THEY ARE LISTING SEVERELY AND ARE IN DANGER OF CAPSIZING.
NISSHIN MARU, WE HAVE LOST POWER!
WE HAVE LOST POWER! STAND DOWN!
WE ARE NOT UNDER COMMAND! WE ARE NOT UNDER COMMAND!
CALL THE MAYDAY.
Layolle: HELP. MAYDAY. MAYDAY. MAYDAY.
THIS IS BOB BARKER.
THIS IS BOB BARKER.
WE ARE GETTING RAMMED. WE ARE GETTING RAMMED.
WE REQUIRE IMMEDIATE HELP.
[BLEEP]
NO. NO. NO. THAT'S THE SLOW DOWN.
ZERO PITCH.
ZERO PITCH.
WOMAN: Clutch in. Clutch in.
CLUTCH IN. CLUTCH IN.
BOB BARKER.
I'M HOOKING UP TWO MOORING LINES,
AND WE'LL PULL YOU AWAY FROM THE SUN LAUREL.
STEVE IRWIN, WE'VE REGAINED PROPULSION.
I HAVE POWER. I AM NOT BACKING DOWN.
OKAY, JUST PUSH AGAINST HIM.
NISSHIN MARU. THIS IS BOB BARKER.
I WILL NOT MOVE. I WILL NOT MOVE.
YOU'LL HAVE TO SINK ME RIGHT HERE NEXT TO THE SUN LAUREL.
I AM NOT GONNA MOVE FOR YOU.
THEY'RE MOVING AWAY.
MAN: We will move away. Over.
BEN, CAN YOU GO DOWN TO THE LOUNGE?
I WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR CREW ARE OKAY.
Man: ALL RIGHT.
WE STOOD OUR GROUND. [ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
Narrator: THE NISSHIN MARU IS NOW AT A DISTANCE OF 20 METERS.
I THINK WHAT HAPPENED IS THEY KNOCKED OUT OUR RADAR.
SO WE THOUGHT WE'D LOST POWER.
BUT WE'RE OKAY.
ALTHOUGH IT APPEARED THE ENGINES HAD GONE OFFLINE,
CAPTAIN HAMMARSTEDT NOW BELIEVES THE DAMAGE TO THE SHIP'S RADAR
CAUSED INACCURATE READINGS FROM THE SHIP'S INSTRUMENTS.
I THINK THEY'RE GONNA BACK OFF.
YEAH, WE GOT THE FAN ON HIGH NOW.
Hammarstedt: ALL RIGHT. LET ME SPEAK TO THEM.
SUN LAUREL. BOB BARKER. GO AHEAD.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU WILL NOT REFUEL?
Narrator: THE SUN LAUREL PACKS ITS FENDERS,
APPEARING TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND ITS REFUELING OPERATIONS.
THAT WAS AWESOME, PETER.
I'M PROUD OF YOU.
Man: THANKS, PETER. GOOD MANEUVERING.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PETER AND THE OTHER CAPTAINS
IS THAT PETER IS LIKE PAUL.
HE WILL GIVE YOU THE CONFIDENCE AND MAKE YOU WANT TO FOLLOW HIM.
HE'S REALLY INSPIRING.
Hammarstedt: CARLOS, IF YOU AND OONA CAN TAKE THE BRIDGE,
I'D LIKE TO GO AND ASSESS THE DAMAGE.
BUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS JUST STAY NEARBY TO THEM.
RADIO ME IF ANYTHING CHANGES.
IF THE NISSHIN MARU COMES IN AGAIN, SO ARE WE.
OH [BLEEP]
PETER HAD THE TRUST OF 34 CREW BEHIND HIM,
AND HE PUT A SHIP UNDER 500 TONS
IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHIP 8,000 TONS
AND 4,000 TONS, AND JUST SAT THERE AND WOULD NOT MOVE.
AND THAT JUST ABSOLUTELY REASSURED MY FAITH
IN EVERY SINGLE THING THAT SEA SHEPHERDS STANDS FOR.
Hammarstedt: HI, GUYS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
SO, WE'RE GONNA DO SOME DAMAGE ASSESSMENT NOW.
WE LOST OUR RADAR IN THAT.
THEY BASICALLY PUSHED IT AS FAR AS THEY CAN.
BASICALLY, AT THE CRITICAL MOMENT AS THEY WERE WEDGING IN,
THEY NOTICED THAT WE WEREN'T GOING ASTERN,
THAT WE WERE STILL PUSHING INTO THE TANKER,
AND IF THEY HAD PUSHED US ANY FURTHER,
THEY WOULD HAVE ROLLED US OVER.
Watmore: IT'S A STRANGE FEELING TO KNOW
THAT WE DID JUST REALLY PUT OUR LIVES ON THE LINE.
THE WAY HE STOOD HIS GROUND WITH THE NISSHIN MARU,
I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE COULD DO THAT.
[ CHUCKLING ]
INSANE!
MAN.
THESE GUYS ARE CRAZY.
HEARING PETER SAY THAT HE'S GOING TO EITHER BE SUNK
OR NEVER MOVE IS INSPIRING.
[ CHEERING ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
NEVER SEEN SUCH BRAVERY IN MY LIFE
AS WATCHING THE BOB PULL IN THERE.
IT WAS AN AMAZING THING TO SEE.
Narrator: IN RESPONSE TO THIS CONFRONTATION,
THE INSTITUTE OF CETACEAN RESEARCH
RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING QUOTE...
THEY WERE COMING IN HOT AND HEAVY,
BUT WE STOOD OUR GROUND.
WE PUT THEM IN A POSITION
WHERE THEY'D HAVE TO BACK OFF OR KILL US, AND THEY BACKED OFF.
Hance: I'M IMPRESSED BEYOND WORDS.
CAPTAIN HAMMARSTEDT REALLY STEPPED UP
AND ALMOST BECAME THE NEW PAUL WATSON.
THE SUN LAUREL CAPTAIN TOLD ME ON THE RADIO
THAT THEY'RE DONE FOR THE DAY.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA TRY AGAIN.
WE'LL SEE WHAT THE NEXT FEW DAYS BRING.
[ INDISTINCT CHEERING ]
[BLEEP]
[ CHEERING ]
Hammarstedt: I KNEW THAT ULTIMATELY
IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO THE BOB BARKER
WHETHER OR NOT THE WHALING FLEET REFUELS.
[ CHEERING CONTINUES ]
I'VE WORKED WITH PAUL FOR SO MANY YEARS,
AND I KNOW THAT IF PAUL
HAD BEEN IN MY POSITION THAT HE WOULD STAY.
AND I STAYED BECAUSE I KNEW THAT PAUL WOULD HAVE STAYED.
LOOKING GOOD.
Watson: WELL, I NEVER HAD ANY DOUBT
THAT PETER HAMMARSTEDT WOULD NOT STAND HIS GROUND THERE.
SO THAT ACT ACTUALLY SAVED QUITE A FEW WHALES.
I ALWAYS TOLD PAUL I WOULDN'T BACK DOWN,
AND TO BE ABLE TO LIVE UP TO THAT, IT FEELS GOOD.
FEELS GOOD NOT TO LET HIM DOWN.
All: [ Chanting ] HAMMAR! HAMMAR! HAMMAR!
Hammarstedt: I THINK THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER THIS IMPRESSION
THAT IF THEY WERE TO TAKE CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON OUT,
SO TO SPEAK,
THEN OUR CAMPAIGNS DOWN IN ANTARCTICA WOULD CEASE.
AND IF THAT'S THEIR BELIEF, THEN THEY'RE COMPLETELY WRONG.
SEA SHEPHERD ISN'T JUST CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON,
IT'S EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO'S INSPIRED BY CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON
AND EVERYTHING THAT HE STANDS FOR.
Watson: I'M QUITE CONVINCED THAT GOING TO JAPAN, I WOULD NEVER LEAVE.
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING,
"OH, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD GO UP THERE AND FACE THE MUSIC."
WHY? I DON'T LIKE THE TUNE. WHY SHOULD I FACE THE MUSIC?
BUT THE FACT IS THAT THE OCEANS ARE DYING OUT HERE.
FAR MORE EFFECTIVE TO STAY OUT AT SEA
AND SEND A STRONG MESSAGE TO THE JAPANESE FLEETS
THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT PLAYING GAMES HERE.
YOU KNOW, "IF YOU WANT TO KILL WHALES,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH US."
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]