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00:00We live on the most incredible planet, and yet we abuse it mercilessly.
00:22We're eradicating everything.
00:30In the next 65 years, more species will become extinct than in the last 65 million years.
00:41If we do not find a solution to the problems, we ourselves will become victims of this extermination.
00:47When all else fails, desperate measures must be taken.
00:51Everyone is making sacrifices to be here. People are leaving their homes, their families, and their jobs just to fight for an endangered species.
01:05I'm not doing this to die a martyr. But if it happens, that's what it's all about.
01:14I often hear, how can they allow these people to risk their lives.
01:34You can die out here. Anyone who doesn't accept that doesn't belong here.
01:44This is our seventh campaign here. We're getting stronger every year, weakening the whaling fleet even further.
02:09Our three ships are in top shape. This will be a very good year for the whales.
02:29Last year, we saved more whales than they could kill. This year, we want to stop them right at the start.
02:34But they will never stop whaling.
02:41That's what people used to say about slavery. We can stop whaling.
02:45We can stop whaling.
02:45We want to stop whaling.
02:48The world is a vampire.
02:52Sent to drain.
02:56Secret Destroyer.
03:00Hold you up to the flames.
03:04And what do I get?
03:08For my pain.
03:10Subtitling by ZDF, 2020
03:40The Seasheppards are making final preparations for their deployment in Antarctica.
03:44This is the Bob Barker. We're now raising anchor.
03:50It's up. Got it.
03:552000 nautical miles away from safe harbor, environmentalists want to try to put a stop to the whalers' activities.
04:01The Sea Shepherds believe that Japanese whalers are violating the international whaling ban.
04:13They, in turn, claim that they are only collecting samples for scientific purposes.
04:16For seven years, neither side has given in.
04:26You're probably already practicing for the encounter with the Japanese whaling fleet.
04:39This year’s captain of the Bob Barker is Alex Cornelison.
04:42The tanks are full by the afternoon.
04:47The water has to go, so please take a shower, it already stinks.
04:52Alex Cornelison has been part of the Seasheppard campaigns in Antarctica three times.
04:57For the past four years, he has led environmental campaigns on the Galapagos Islands.
05:02Alex Cornelison has been with us since 2002, making him a perfect fit to captain the Bob Barker.
05:18My wife and two-year-old daughter stayed home and I miss them very much.
05:25But I want my daughter to experience the beauty of the oceans too.
05:28Paul has offered me responsibility for one of the ships and that is a great honor.
05:34It would be crazy to refuse.
05:44Estimated arrival of the Gojira is 1:40 p.m.
05:49They are coming.
05:51The crews of the Bob Barker and the Steve Irwin are excited about the third ship in the group.
05:55It looks a bit sleeker than the two old ladies.
05:59There they are.
06:03There.
06:06The point on the horizon.
06:09I'm really excited.
06:11The Gojira is a high-speed trimaran that can reach speeds of up to 24 knots.
06:30Captain Watson bought the ship for around three million euros and wants to achieve a very specific effect with it.
06:36The Gojira helps us with psychological warfare.
06:43Gojira means Godzilla in Japanese, which has great significance there.
06:49Last year, Paul Watson already used a fast trimaran.
06:53But the Adi Gill is now on the seabed.
06:56After a collision with the Shonan Maru 2, it was badly damaged and sank.
07:06In this campaign we have the Gojira.
07:10It is faster than the Adi Gill and twice as big.
07:15I firmly believe that we are stronger than last year.
07:18The Gojira is much better than the Adi Gill. And I'm glad Lockhart McLean is behind the wheel.
07:39Lockhart McLean has been a skipper since he was twelve years old.
07:43Last year he was first officer on the Steve Irwin.
07:46After the season, Paul Watson promoted him to captain.
07:54The ship thinks we're out of fuel. But everything's fine.
08:00The Gojira is under the command of Lockhe, who has been a real asset to Sea Shepherd.
08:05He can control the Steve Irwin just like the Gojira.
08:09But this one suits him best. A fast, small boat. He'll have a lot of fun with it.
08:16With this ship we can easily orbit the Nishinmaru.
08:28We can easily outrun the harpoon ships. I'm looking forward to that.
08:33We have a higher top speed and can outrun any harpoon ship.
08:36Well, can you hear me? Loud and clear.
08:48See you soon.
08:51Let’s go then.
08:52We must make optimal use of the advantages of each ship.
09:08The Gojira is our reconnaissance ship. It tells us where the whaling fleet is.
09:13The Bob Barker is our long-range vessel. She can remain in the Southern Ocean until the end of the campaign.
09:24She doesn't have to go back to refuel like the Steve Irwin.
09:29The Steve Irwin is our communications headquarters plus helipad.
09:34Before setting off, Captain Paul Watson and his new first officer Gunter Philo set the course for all three ships.
09:48Watson wants all ships to take different routes to the Southern Ocean.
09:52This allows us to cover a much larger area.
10:01True.
10:07Hopefully this will be our last mission.
10:11Paul Watson has been committed to the environment for over 40 years.
10:15According to his own statements, he was a founding member of Greenpeace.
10:18But later he was expelled from the organization because his ideas were considered too radical.
10:25Faster!
10:27Even at over 60, Watson is still willing to risk his life for the animals.
10:32And he demands the same from each of his crew members.
10:35We shot him.
10:38We'll get the bags.
10:39Some people have a rather romantic idea of what Sea Shepherd is.
11:00But to save whales, each of us must risk our lives.
11:03Every year Sea Shepherd goes even further into the Southern Ocean and the whalers become increasingly weakened.
11:21We are even more ambitious this year and want them to not even reach half their quota.
11:27We will win this fight and never give up.
11:30Goodbye mainland!
11:47The Bob Barker leaves the harbor heading south.
11:50Now it is crucial that she is not tracked by a ship that sends her coordinates to the Japanese whaling fleet.
12:00This is a fishing boat.
12:15That one over there?
12:17Yes, one and a half nautical miles away, traveling at nine knots.
12:20Not a single boat anywhere all day. And as soon as we set sail, this ship follows us.
12:30It's easy to become paranoid.
12:35What do you think, Alex?
12:36Let's see what course they take south of New Zealand.
12:39If we stay on 1-4-0, we'll land in the south of Auckland Island. Auckland would be 1-3-0. So we could pretend we're going to Auckland Island.
12:53Should we do that?
12:54Why not?
12:56Alex Cornelison diverted the Bob Barker from its planned course to see how the fishing boat in tow would react.
13:02We have left the harbor and fear that this ship is sending our coordinates to the whaling fleet.
13:13It set off at the same time as us and is following us at a constant distance of 1.5 nautical miles.
13:19Now let's change course and see if they stick with us.
13:22If so, we know they are spying on us.
13:24They stay the course.
13:34Maybe they're not supposed to follow us, but just report our last position.
13:38They would do anything to find out which direction we are going.
13:44During the last three campaigns in the Southern Ocean, a ship has always followed us.
13:51And last year the Japanese even rented a plane.
13:54That's why we want the whalers to believe that we are heading towards New Zealand and not to the whale sanctuary where we will wait for them.
14:06They stopped. They were much closer earlier.
14:11Yes, they are falling behind.
14:14Course 1,8,0.
14:15They have been following us for quite some time.
14:22Now they are still on the same course, but they have slowed down.
14:26So maybe they really are just fishermen.
14:28We will remain on this course now, however.
14:30And when we are out of range, we continue in a zigzag pattern.
14:33Then hopefully we'll have shaken everyone off.
14:35Two days ago, the Sea Shepherds left the port in Hobart.
14:55Captain Alex Cornelison would like to discuss the whalers' latest press release with the crew.
15:00This morning we received information that the Japanese whalers will be hunting in an area twice as large this time.
15:10Apparently they are now moving further west.
15:12But I'm pretty sure they're actually heading east, like we are right now.
15:16Why? It wouldn't be smart to tell us they're heading west.
15:24They just want to confuse us, but we won't fall for it.
15:27We are on the right track, for sure.
15:34I read yesterday that the whalers are doubling their fishing area.
15:40That's good. It means they must be pretty desperate and see us as a serious threat.
15:47I think it's a last desperate attempt to somehow continue whaling here.
15:56It will take us three days to reach the Ross Sea. We'll get there before them.
16:04The campaign has begun, now it counts.
16:10The Gojira races ahead to Antarctica.
16:19Little by little, the crew members realize what they have gotten themselves into.
16:24This mission will not be a wellness trip.
16:32Freezing cold here.
16:38Minus 19.
16:40Those are a few small icebergs. So, over to port.
16:52The Gojira reaches the 55th parallel south.
16:56A little taste of the environment the crew will be in for the next three months.
17:02Try to spot them early and avoid them.
17:04The Gojira is perfect for racing across the open sea.
17:14After all, it was built to orbit the Earth as quickly as possible.
17:17But there's a problem. It's not suitable for driving on ice.
17:23Not exactly ideal for a mission in Antarctica.
17:26But the crew has no other choice.
17:34There's a huge boulder sticking out of the water over there.
17:37You have to watch out for them.
17:38The icebergs could easily damage the Gojira's carbon fiber hull.
17:47Please put on your dry suit and stand guard outside.
18:00Visibility is pretty bad, so I have to stay out here looking for icebergs and prevent a catastrophe.
18:07If we hit an iceberg, it would tear a big hole in the hull. That wouldn't be great.
18:17So the pressure is on my shoulders at the moment.
18:30300 nautical miles further north, the Steve Irwin has completely different problems.
18:34As the crew approaches the so-called Roaring Forties, bad weather is forecast.
18:41This could mean strong winds and high waves.
18:46What do you think the weather will be like?
18:49Violent.
18:49This is how it works here.
19:05Between the 40th and 60th southern latitudes, the storms rush south like a train.
19:11One by one.
19:12So there is a 600 nautical mile wide corridor that we have to cross.
19:19And the weather there is terrible.
19:27The new crew members are already somewhat overwhelmed by the sea conditions.
19:31The new crew members are already somewhat overwhelmed by the sea conditions.
20:01100 nautical miles further east, the Bob Barker also gets a taste of the storm.
20:15The waves are up to seven meters high. Even if you don't get seasick, it's quite exhausting.
20:22The weather forecast says it will get better in the next twelve hours, but right now it's really disgusting.
20:36It really is a very fine line between life and death.
20:42When a wave is really strong, you have to be happy if you survive.
20:45In the belly of the ship, the first engineer, Campbell Holland, discovers a serious problem.
21:02The fuel is running out.
21:03With every movement around the longitudinal axis, more than 20 liters of diesel spill out of the tanks.
21:11The leak brings with it two problems.
21:13Firstly, a fire could easily break out and secondly, the Bob Barker may now have to return to port to refuel.
21:20There's a hole in that frame there.
21:28A bitter setback for Campbell Holland. The 60-year-old ship is once again showing its temperamental side.
21:36After the last campaign, I was completely tempted.
21:41We are replacing a valve in the main engine.
21:43The Bob Barker is 60 years old. That's quite a responsibility.
21:52A mistake could be life-threatening for all crew members on board.
21:58After only a few days at sea, the first serious incident occurred.
22:06We now have waves five or six meters high and there is a hole at the top of the tank.
22:10When the ship rolls, we lose fuel, which then ends up down here in the bilge.
22:17We are definitely losing fuel.
22:23We need to fix this as soon as possible.
22:38This is inside the shell.
22:40Is everything okay up there?
22:53Chief mechanic Holland injured his head while trying to seal the leak in the tank.
22:59That looks bad.
23:01I just climbed up there to check out the leak.
23:08And then I hit the sharp-edged steel.
23:12Because of the swell, everything here is moving. You really have to be careful.
23:16Everything here is made of steel. It doesn't forgive any mistakes.
23:19And it's not so good for a human head.
23:20I'll clean this up.
23:31After a quick trip to the washroom, the dutiful Holland immediately returns to the engine room.
23:37He tries to get to the leak again, but this time a little more carefully.
23:46Looks dry.
23:50That’s already positive.
23:51Now we simply carve a conical plug.
23:57When the wood absorbs the fuel, it expands and seals the leak. Let's hope so.
24:03That works.
24:11Secure.
24:11The leak is sealed.
24:14But it is not yet possible to say whether the first engineer's plan worked.
24:19The crew hopes that not too much fuel was lost and that they can stay in Antarctica for the full three months.
24:25Simply wonderful.
24:55There can be no more no man's land.
24:59In the middle of nowhere.
25:02After six days at sea, the Steve Irwin reaches Antarctic waters.
25:07Now the search for the whaling fleet begins.
25:13The Southern Ocean is probably 1000 by 3000 nautical miles in size.
25:18It's like going from L.A. to New York and looking for four trucks somewhere in between.
25:24They could be in Nevada or in Mississippi.
25:28You just have to look for them.
25:35The bob is supposed to go to the 64th.
25:37We stay on the 62nd.
25:38and the Gojira on the 60th.
25:55Paul wants the Barker to sail to the 64th parallel.
26:00OK.
26:03Happy hunting.
26:07We continue east and then meet the Steve Irwin and the Gojira coming from the north.
26:15In this way we form a wall through which the whaling fleet cannot pass unnoticed.
26:21The Bob Barker is at the very south, the Gojira remains at the northernmost end of the whaling area, and we, with the Steve Irwin, are right in the middle.
26:30Together with the helicopter, we cover the entire area so that the whaling fleet cannot get past us.
26:35It is just before New Year's Eve.
26:49Still no sign of the whalers.
26:51We are definitely on the right track.
26:58The whalers are safe in the Ross Sea because the ice there has just melted.
27:02That means lots of nutrients, lots of krill and lots of whales.
27:06Unfortunately, this is an ideal hunting environment.
27:12Krill are tiny crustaceans.
27:14They are the main food of many whale species.
27:17During the summer there is so much krill in Antarctica,
27:20that fin whales, minke whales and humpback whales come here to feed.
27:25For this reason, this area is also a target for whalers.
27:34From now on everyone will pay attention.
27:38Not that we usually sleep on the bridge, but now it's 100 percent.
27:42We are constantly scanning the horizon.
27:47Sooner or later we will find them.
27:50I'm looking forward to.
27:54Every time we set out, all I want to do is find the fleet.
27:58Every day that passes is a day they kill whales.
28:01And so it is extremely important that we conduct them as quickly as possible.
28:04What's up north?
28:20Right on that cross here?
28:25Alex?
28:26Alex, there's a ship eight, seven miles north of us.
28:29A few ships left Hobart before us.
28:39So it could also be a supply ship.
28:41But of course we will take a close look at each one.
28:49Autopilot on.
28:50We have to find them.
29:02I see it.
29:04Where?
29:04You can see the whole ship soon.
29:14White in front, black in back.
29:20What does it look like?
29:23Like a harpoon ship.
29:27We have them.
29:28For the environmentalists, everything is going according to plan.
29:37We just found the whaling fleet.
29:40That's great.
29:41I'll let everyone know right away.
29:43The hunt has begun.
29:47This is certainly not the Schonanmaru.
29:53After only one week, the Bob Barker discovered a whaling ship.
29:59Last year, the Sea Shepherds were intercepted by a reconnaissance vessel and it took weeks for them to catch up with the fleet.
30:06This time it looks like a picture-perfect start for the environmentalists.
30:12It's nice to be right.
30:15I knew they were going in that direction.
30:20As suspected, the whalers’ press release was a ruse.
30:24If the Sea Shepherds had sailed west, it would have taken weeks to find the fleet.
30:39This is the Yoshinmaru.
30:40Two?
30:41One.
30:45We're staying on top of it and preventing them from killing whales now.
30:48We have a moving target on our radar. A harpoon ship lies ten nautical miles ahead.
31:08We need the factory ship. I'll send the helicopter.
31:11The Sea Shepherds focus on three types of ships.
31:18Security ships that protect the fleet, harpoon ships that kill the whales, and the factory ship where the whales are processed and packaged.
31:28The Nishinmaru is the main target of environmentalists.
31:31Last year, they followed the factory ship for 42 days. During that time, no whales were killed.
31:41We continue searching.
31:48Sounds good.
31:52Captain Watson assumes that the rest of the fleet is trying to escape.
31:56Therefore, he wants to track down the factory ship with the help of the helicopter.
32:00The factory ship must be near the Bob Barker. That's 85 nautical miles from here.
32:07We are getting ready.
32:08This is my first campaign with this helicopter. The range is 530 kilometers, which is 200 kilometers more than last time.
32:20So I can search a much larger area.
32:22No harpoon.
32:38Interesting.
32:38There's no harpoon visible on the bow of the Yushinmaru. This could be a sign that the whalers have just arrived in Antarctica.
32:53We're trying to figure out if they have a harpoon on their bow. If not, they probably haven't killed any whales yet.
32:58No harpoon.
33:13I'll let Gojira know.
33:14We are on an intercept course to one of the harpoon ships.
33:26Very good.
33:26Yes, unfortunately it's not the Yushinmaru. But they probably haven't spent a single day hunting whales.
33:36We'll stay on the same longitude as you. And if they head north, they'll encounter us.
33:44We're looking for the Yushin.
33:46I think they want to get out of the ice. We need to find the factory ship.
33:57Keep your eyes open. I need two more spots on the flybridge. They could be anywhere.
34:02The Yushin is slowing down. They're stuck in the middle of the ice.
34:19130 nautical miles further south, the Bob Barker follows the Yushinmaru 1 into an ice field.
34:25The Sea Shepherds are determined to prevent the hunt for whales from starting.
34:32What they're doing isn't exactly clever. They could ram a piece of ice through the outer hull.
34:40They don't have an ice rating, so the damn thing will sink sooner or later.
34:48But even for the Bob Barker, the operation is anything but safe.
34:52And the crew still has in the back of their minds that 22 people died in these waters just two weeks earlier.
34:59They were on board a fishing boat that sank for reasons that are still unclear.
35:05It's getting even thicker.
35:08We have to go through this.
35:11Just go for it.
35:12Cautious.
35:15We have been following the Yushinmaru into the ice for a few hours now.
35:18This is extremely dangerous because it could easily damage our outer shell.
35:22Towards the iceberg?
35:27I can't think of anything better right now. Ice everywhere.
35:33Watch out for that one. He seems pretty fat.
35:41Quickly to starboard.
35:43Luckily we have a high ice class.
36:02What are you doing?
36:05Distance seven nautical miles.
36:06The Yushinmaru tried to lose us in the ice, but we stayed on their heels.
36:14Every day we stop them from killing whales is a day won.
36:21Could take all night.
36:24It's going to be a long night.
36:2570 nautical miles further north, the Steve Irwin is frantically searching for the remaining whaling fleet.
36:39The factory ship must be nearby.
36:43What did Chris say about the helicopter?
36:47They are waiting for better weather.
36:49What bothers him?
36:50It's snowing and too hazy.
36:55We're heading towards ice and I certainly won't be flying 100 kilometers through snow.
37:06In my opinion, Chris has become more cautious over the years.
37:13When we started in 2005, 2006, we didn't have a hangar or a technician.
37:18Chris flew in all weather conditions.
37:20But he is the pilot and he decides whether the weather is good enough to take off.
37:23I wouldn't interfere with him.
37:30You called?
37:31What does it look like?
37:32We drive through one snowstorm after another.
37:38Unfortunately, I can't fly through snow for an hour.
37:41When you asked earlier, it hadn't snowed yet.
37:44But it's not snowing.
37:49Yes, quite wild.
37:51Where is there snow outside?
37:52But not much.
37:56I do everything for Paul.
38:00But as soon as I feel it's no longer safe, I'd rather leave it.
38:05He doesn't have to like that.
38:06We're still waiting until we get through the storm.
38:16As soon as it clears up, we'll start.
38:23Annoyed.
38:23It could happen any minute.
38:31Open eyes.
38:35It has been five hours since the crew of the Bob Barker discovered the harpoon ship.
38:40But the Sea Shepherds are desperate to find the rest of the fleet as quickly as possible.
38:43Now we have to pay extra attention to the radar. We're following every lead.
39:00I'm starting to get angry because we have to do this.
39:04If no one else does it, we have to do it.
39:10They shouldn't be here.
39:11The Sea Shepherds could encounter the whaling fleet at any time.
39:17So Kevin McGinty and Larry Rutledge get their homemade plug gun ready.
39:23The police confiscated the first one.
39:28We couldn't lie to the customs officials, so we took the thing in pieces and put it together later.
39:38That means we didn't have a plug gun with us.
39:40Hopefully we can do something with this.
39:45With the plug gun, the Sea Shepherds can shoot butyric acid and paint at the whaling ships from a great distance.
39:52Should we try it?
39:55The first test projectile is an old onion.
39:58200 meters.
40:17Perfect, we will completely surprise you.
40:19After helicopter pilot Chris Altman still refuses to take off because of the snow, Paul Watson has to search for the fleet the old-fashioned way, relying on his binoculars.
40:40Looks like ice.
40:44Will we stay on this course?
40:46Oh shit.
41:09What is that?
41:18It's half a knot fast.
41:22Here.
41:23Do you see something?
41:34The Sea Shepherds are anxiously waiting for the fog to clear so they can identify the ship.
41:40A harpoon ship.
41:49Real?
41:54The Bob Barker is already tracking the Yushinmaru 1 and now the Sea Shepherds have discovered the second of three harpoon vessels.
42:02We've never been in a position like this before. We found the fleet extremely early, and it appears the Nishinmaru is just beyond the horizon.
42:13They're screwed.
42:20There's a great atmosphere on board right now. Everyone is full of adrenaline and energy. The entire crew is totally fired up.
42:28Right now, there's nowhere I'd rather be. I want to change the planet's history for the better.
42:44A good day. We found the whaling fleet before a single whale was killed. If we find the Nishinmaru now, the season is over.
42:58The Japanese are considering ending this year's whaling season due to Sea Shepherd harassment.
43:10Let go, let go!
43:23I can't!
43:27He is completely hypothermic.
43:32A very small boat in a hostile environment.
43:35He won't survive long in that thing.
43:40I'll try it at home.
43:41He is completely hypothermic.
43:46I'll try it at home.
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