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00:00Antarctica. The conflict between the environmental organization Sea Shepherd and the Japanese whalers is escalating.
00:15The conservation crew consists entirely of volunteers and is led by Captain Paul Watson.
00:21They fight against a group of Japanese whalers hunting in the Southern Ocean.
00:27The Sea Shepherds believe that Japanese whalers are violating the international whaling ban.
00:35They, in turn, claim that they are only collecting samples for scientific purposes.
00:39Both parties feel they are in the right and push themselves to the limit, even if it could cost them their lives.
00:48Last time at Whale Wars.
00:50Looks like a ship.
00:57This is their slaughterhouse.
01:00The Nishinmaru is right in front of us.
01:05That's why we're here. It felt great.
01:10There she is. Gojira, Gojira, Nishinmaru Party Boat.
01:14Get them!
01:15The Bob Barker has been following the Japanese whalers' factory ship for almost four days now.
01:28During this time not a single whale was killed.
01:32We stay at the stern of the Nishinmaru. Now we're officially the world's biggest hemorrhoids.
01:38The factory ship continues to sail eastward. It is now 900 nautical miles from the fishing grounds.
01:49The Japanese whaling fleet has defined an area for its so-called research work.
01:56We are now outside of this area and the question is what they are doing here.
02:00To hunt whales, they have to travel the entire route back.
02:17The long detours pose a major problem for the Sea Shepherds.
02:22The Bob Barker is running low on fuel.
02:25If they continue, we will push ourselves to the absolute limit.
02:32The Nishinmaru's fuel tank is five times larger than that of the Bob Barker.
02:36The whalers obviously want to exploit this advantage.
02:39We need to recalculate the fuel consumption.
02:43But we want to save whales, so we have to take risks.
02:45We also have to take risks.
02:55We need to recalculate the fuel consumption.
03:25We need to recalculate the fuel consumption.
03:55And we need to escalate the fuel consumption again.
03:56And we need to escalate the fuel consumption again.
03:57And we need to escalate the fuel consumption again.
03:58And we need to escalate the fuel consumption again.
03:59And we need to escalate the fuel consumption again.
04:01Operation Migalou 2008.
04:03The capsizing of a Sea Shepherds dinghy leads to a life-threatening situation.
04:10A little later, two members of the environmental organization board a harpoon boat.
04:15They tied Potzi to the ship.
04:16The following year, the Sea Shepherds returned to the Southern Ocean.
04:26Operation Musashi 2009.
04:28The whaling fleet kills several whales in the presence of the Sea Shepherds.
04:39Terrible.
04:40I can't believe it.
04:41The ships then collided.
04:52During Operation Waltzing Matilda, the most consequential collision to date in the Southern Ocean occurred.
04:58The Sea Shepherds' speedboat, the Adi Gill, was rammed by a whaling fleet ship and severely damaged.
05:05Captain Pete Bethune didn't let that happen.
05:09He boarded one of the whaling ships and then spent four months in a Japanese prison.
05:21This year's Operation No Compromise is called.
05:24And it is clear that neither side would accept a compromise.
05:29Even if this leads to life-threatening situations.
05:36The Sea Shepherds are more successful than ever before.
05:40In the first 63 days of the campaign, they have already eliminated two harpoon ships.
05:45The Bob Barker follows the whaling fleet's factory ship every step of the way.
06:01And the Steve Irwin is already on its way back to the Southern Ocean.
06:05Their goal is to relieve the Bob Barker before the fuel tanks run out.
06:09The environmentalists are ready for anything.
06:15Is this the best course?
06:18The factory ship must not escape again.
06:21The Nishin Maru led the Bob Barker further and further east, trying to lure it as far away as possible.
06:33We'll be here in two days.
06:35Even if they go 600 nautical miles east, we still have 1,500 to go.
06:43If the Nishin Maru continues to travel east at this speed,
06:47The Steve Irwin has no chance of replacing the Bob Barker in time.
06:51The fastest boat in the Sea Shepherd fleet is also unable to come to the rescue.
06:54Now we come to the iceberg highway.
06:59We just drove past one.
07:13Not the best conditions to discover these things.
07:16The spray sometimes looks just like an iceberg. You have to be very careful.
07:29There's one straight ahead.
07:35I see him, thank you.
07:36We are sitting in a fiberglass boat surrounded by icebergs.
07:45Is there something at one o'clock?
07:48There's a big one.
07:51That would probably ruin our day. That's pure ice.
07:58I thought about what I would do if the water rushed into the boat.
08:07The Titanic was a huge steel ship and was ripped open.
08:11It's just very dangerous here.
08:25I got an ice cream menu from Louis.
08:29You are heading straight for the ice.
08:31I won't go as far south as you.
08:33I prefer to go east.
08:36I don't want to be surrounded by icebergs when it gets dark.
08:42OK.
08:44Thank you. See you soon.
08:59What does it look like?
09:00We are still driving east.
09:04If I were you, I would head for South Georgia in the Atlantic and send the harpoon ships in the other direction.
09:14Captain Cornelison suspects that the whalers want to circumnavigate Antarctica with the Nishinmaru.
09:19Eventually they would return to the whaling area and be able to continue hunting with the harpoon ships.
09:28If they turn around, you'll ambush them. So they'll try to head east until we run out of gas.
09:37But there's a catch to the plan. To circumnavigate Antarctica, the Nishinmaru must sail through Chilean waters.
09:47The Sea Shepherds are trying to prevent this by all means.
09:54We can contact the Chilean authorities and see if they can help us.
10:03Yes, let's try it.
10:06The government in South America is explicitly against whaling.
10:11If they sail through there with whale meat on board, they could violate customs regulations in those countries.
10:19Their governments rarely keep their promises.
10:23We receive zero support from governments that officially oppose whaling.
10:29We welcome their laws, but unfortunately they are never enforced in practice.
10:37Let's wait and see.
10:40I keep you updated.
10:43It can't hurt to inform the Chilean authorities.
10:48Maybe they'll stop the whalers.
10:51That's why we gave things a boost.
10:53The crew of the Bob Barker is dependent on outside help, otherwise they will soon have to head to a port to refuel.
11:08The question was, what will they do?
11:12Will they, like other countries, hold back and not enforce their laws?
11:16We try to encourage countries to do their duty and enforce their laws.
11:28In just a few hours, the two ships will reach Chilean waters.
11:33Cornelison receives a letter from the government that reassures the Sea Shepherds.
11:38Strongly worded.
11:42Bring everyone here!
11:43I just received a message from Chile.
11:48If the ship enters Chilean waters, they will arrest the people and hijack the ship.
12:02There has been no official confirmation from Japan so far, but the Nishimaru is heading for the Drake Strait.
12:09She is being pursued by the Sea Shepherds' Bob Barker.
12:11The Chilean government will closely monitor the course of the factory ship.
12:22I won't believe it until I see it.
12:27Our government has also been talking about ending whaling for years.
12:30It's nice that they want to stop the ship, but until the Chilean authorities do something, it's just hot air.
12:36The Bob Barker has been tracking the Nishimaru for six days now.
12:52The factory ship is 1,500 nautical miles from the whaling area.
12:55The Sea Shepherds are waiting anxiously to see whether the whalers will actually enter Chilean waters.
13:03Chile has confirmed that the crew of the Nishimaru will be arrested if whale meat is found on board.
13:10It's wonderful that a country supports our work.
13:16We would be happy if the Coast Guard arrested the boys.
13:21The Sea Shepherds provide the Chilean authorities with the coordinates of the Nishimaru.
13:40Our strategy was to ensure that the Steve Irwin could catch up.
13:55But the Nishimaru continued sailing east.
13:58So we hoped that the whalers would challenge the Chilean authorities after they promised us their help.
14:04How close are they to the limit? One nautical mile. Are they changing course or not?
14:19Half a mile. I'll let Paul know.
14:25You are close to it.
14:27They turn away.
14:37Then I'd rather wait to call.
14:40Let's see if they really turn around.
14:43Do. So you can read maps after all.
14:51Just 300 meters from the border, the Nishimaru turns and heads back towards the whale watching area.
14:58Why did they go east?
15:00To test how far we follow them.
15:04The whalers have realized that they can no longer get rid of us.
15:11Nine and a half knots.
15:13We're just here to stay behind this ship's glide path.
15:18When they're cruising around, they're not hunting whales, and they're cruising around quite a bit.
15:25I think we're already doing a good job. They're losing money, and that's probably driving them crazy.
15:32It is difficult to say whether the statement from the Chilean authorities had anything to do with the U-turn.
15:42Maybe they never wanted to go into the Atlantic, but just wanted to empty our tanks.
15:46Good news?
15:51No, very bad.
15:53This is coming right at us. It's going to be nasty.
15:57The factory ship leads the Sea Shepherd directly into a massive storm.
16:04Something's happened here. You're heading into bad weather. I estimate 30 knots.
16:17Damn. They've chosen the most uncomfortable route ever. They're probably trying to shake us off again.
16:24I agree. Then let us know if anything changes, and we'll come as soon as possible.
16:39There are moments on board when you think, yes, it's over. And then a moment later, you think again, they'll never give up.
16:47Nobody knew what they would do next.
16:50The Steve Irwin is trying everything to finally replace the Bob Barker in the pursuit of the Nishinmaru.
16:59But the Sea Shepherds are still more than three days away.
17:03Hello. You're speaking.
17:07We are a thousand nautical miles away.
17:11Less than an hour after the Nishinmaru turned around, Captain Watson received surprising news from Japan.
17:18What happened?
17:20Okay, thanks.
17:28According to Japanese media, Japan is ending whaling.
17:32Apparently it is too dangerous for them to continue.
17:35But the information is not yet confirmed.
17:39I don't trust them.
17:40I can't take the reporter seriously without confirmation from the Japanese Ministry of Fisheries.
17:54The Sea Shepherds suspect that the whalers are once again spreading false information in order to shake off their pursuers and hunt whales undisturbed.
18:03The Nishinmaru isn't heading home, so we'll stay with them.
18:08I acknowledge that it could just be a ruse. But what if it's really over? That was always our goal, to send her home early.
18:22They're not giving up. They still have tons of fuel in the tank.
18:30Maybe they just want us to think they've given up. It sounds too good to be true.
18:41I'll wait until they go home. Before then, there's no reason for me to celebrate.
18:45The whalers' factory ship is on its way back to the whaling grounds.
19:05Apparently they want to shake off the Sea Shepherds in a huge storm.
19:10Heavy waves.
19:12Japanese media reports that the whaling season has ended. But Sea Shepherd remains skeptical.
19:25Honestly, I don't believe it. We can see that they're not heading back toward the harbor.
19:32Maybe they just wanted to deceive us into backing down.
19:36No matter, we'll follow them to the bitter end.
19:44We heard that the whaling season was interrupted. But their actions didn't fit that story.
19:52So we stayed with them and hoped that the Steve Irwin would take over as soon as possible because we were running out of fuel.
19:58During a storm, fuel consumption increases. The Bob Barker's chief engineer, Campbell Holland, is seriously concerned about whether the Sea Shepherds can continue pursuing the factory ship.
20:13We still have 94. That's enough to get back to Hobart with a completely empty tank.
20:20I'm fine with it as long as I'm not the bad guy and we hang out more.
20:25I take responsibility.
20:27Alex is pretty brave. But there's a point of no return. After that, we can't make it to the harbor.
20:42If we want to play it safe, we'll just turn around and refuel. But then they might kill whales again. And we want to prevent that at all costs.
20:52These are the fuel levels in the tanks. Without the Steve Irwin, we could be in trouble.
21:08About 1,000 kilometers further west, the Steve Irwin has reached the same storm system.
21:14The bad weather could thwart the Sea Shepherds' plans.
21:22The weather will remain like this for the next 18 hours.
21:35I thought it would be quiet.
21:38That has changed.
21:40When we were following the Nischin, the weather was an absolute nightmare.
21:45It was a night dream.
21:52The weather is pretty bad, but we have to keep order on deck.
22:04Every morning we check the entire deck and tie everything down again, including the dinghies.
22:12A barrel on the port side just shifted slightly. We need to secure it now.
22:17The decks are currently closed, so one person must always maintain eye contact with the bridge while the other two work.
22:31Now let's take care of the barrel. And then we'll have a cup of coffee.
22:34Like in the Caribbean.
22:56We're in the middle of a storm, so it'll take a little longer to get there.
23:12But we will come as soon as possible.
23:14Is it intense?
23:23Yes. Waves up to 10 meters high and 60, 70 knots of wind.
23:30Where are they now? Ah, they're through here.
23:38Pretty far away.
23:39Yes, if we run out of fuel, things will get tight.
23:44I think the crew of the Nishinmaru knows how much fuel we have on board.
23:51But they still won't shake us off.
23:54We will not allow them to kill whales again.
23:57We follow them to hell and back.
24:05Ever since I joined Sea Shepherd, I have wished that one day the Japanese would stop killing whales.
24:11And I believe it is a fight we can win.
24:1530 years is long enough.
24:17Otherwise none of us would be here.
24:25Change of course.
24:26Quite clearly, in fact.
24:38They're fooling us.
24:41We won't allow that.
24:43North.
24:44Strange.
24:44They changed course seven or eight degrees to starboard.
24:54So they could go north, back to Japan.
24:59Do you think they're going home?
25:02After so many days behind the Nishinmaru, it felt strange as they turned north towards Japan.
25:0912.8 knots.
25:20It's unbelievable.
25:21They turned north earlier than we expected.
25:24I'll let Paul know.
25:26The Nishinmaru sails north.
25:41Do you think they'll turn even more northward?
25:46It looks like they are going to Japan.
25:48But we continue to follow them.
25:52Maybe we'll already be there by then.
25:53Up to that point, they had not made any change of course that would have indicated that they were returning to whaling territory.
26:08But I didn't buy it.
26:16Hello.
26:20Hello.
26:22Hello.
26:23Honestly, I don't trust them.
26:44We follow them until they leave the Southern Ocean.
26:47That was Tokyo.
26:56What do they say?
26:59A reporter from Tokyo said there was a press conference where they said they were canceling the season.
27:05But it only applies to this season.
27:08We'll follow them now until they get out of here.
27:11And then we'll see.
27:12When they actually left, I couldn't believe it.
27:19It was an indescribable feeling.
27:24This is the seventh campaign.
27:28The news spreads like wildfire on board.
27:32The environmentalists still can't believe their triumph.
27:34We brought a huge coincidence.
27:46They give up for the first time.
27:48My heart was beating noticeably faster and my knees were weak.
28:00It blew me away.
28:01I had to leave my son at home to be here.
28:10It was difficult, but it was worth it for the whales.
28:15That's why we're here.
28:18It's official.
28:27Good news.
28:42The hunt is officially over.
28:44It's over.
28:52We came here and found the harpoon ships.
28:56We found the Nishimaru.
28:59We have fulfilled our task.
29:00We made it.
29:04The Japanese Cetacean Research Institute issued an official press release.
29:10After careful assessment of the situation in Antarctica, the Japanese Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries has decided
29:17to suspend research activities for this season.
29:21This is necessary to protect the crew and property of the fleet from the continuous illegal attacks and acts of sabotage by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
29:31Too good to be true.
29:44The Minister of Fisheries said it personally.
29:48Six years.
29:54I can't handle this.
29:55Like me, Laura has been there for the last six years and we have experienced a lot together.
30:03It was a very emotional moment for me.
30:10I never thought this would ever happen.
30:12She couldn't believe they were going home because she was defeated.
30:24I will never forget this moment.
30:29We have never had such a triumph.
30:34But over the last three years we have saved more and more whales and we have been with the fleet longer.
30:40This year was simply our year.
30:42A life dwarf.
30:49Yes, Paul's.
30:53Officials in Japan have publicly stated that they are withdrawing from Antarctica because of Sea Shepherd.
31:03It couldn't be better.
31:05They admit defeat.
31:07They are fleeing Antarctica because of us.
31:12This certainly puts the icing on the cake of Paul’s work.
31:18This shows how the determination of one person and a small group can bring down something as large as the Japanese whaling industry.
31:26This is incredible and shows what you can achieve with passion.
31:32My crew consists of volunteers from all over the world.
31:43They care deeply about the whales, so I understand why they are so happy.
31:46But after all the years we have been here, I know that Japan is a very proud country.
31:53There is no telling what the whalers will do next.
32:01That is why we must not withdraw until the fleet has disappeared from the Southern Ocean.
32:05Anti-whaling campaigners welcome the fact that the Japanese fleet has suspended its hunt in the Antarctic.
32:16This has to do with the actions of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
32:21The Japanese whaling fleet is returning to port early from this area for the first time since 1987.
32:29We are very stubborn and visibly frustrated them because we kept going.
32:38Is this the end of whaling?
32:40I hope it's finished in the Southern Ocean. Otherwise, we'll be back here next year.
32:51I am overwhelmed to be here at this moment.
32:56It is a victory for the southern hemisphere.
32:59Perhaps even for an entire ecosystem. And all of nature.
33:05That's pretty cool.
33:13Five nautical malls until the 60th.
33:18The whalers defined the area beyond the 60th parallel south as their fishing ground.
33:24So if they're out of here, we've driven them out of the fishing area.
33:29Fifty years ago, there were still 45 factory ships here. And before us, the last one went where it belongs: into the past.
33:38They'll be over in a minute.
33:44Chris Oldman does not want to withhold from the crew the latest newspaper article, which pays tribute to the work of the Sea Shepherds over the past six years.
34:03When I printed it out, many people on the ship had already heard about it but hadn't read it yet.
34:11It was a very emotional moment.
34:14Japan suspends whaling season.
34:16I'm going to read you something that just came in. We're making history, and you're part of it.
34:26The Japanese whaling fleet interrupts its worst season ever under pressure from environmentalists.
34:32Activists from the militant environmental organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society have pursued the Japanese whaling fleet for months and prevented whales from being killed.
34:45The Minister of Fisheries decided today to recall the fleet due to the continued harassment by Sea Shepard.
34:50He even mentions our name in the press release. Fantastic.
34:58The sudden withdrawal raises hopes that Japan will end its 23-year research program, for which more than 10,000 whales were killed.
35:09That's it. It's very short.
35:20It was six years of work on paper. Six campaigns, 500 flight hours, 450 takeoffs and landings, thousands of kilometers of flight.
35:39Everyone on this ship makes sacrifices to be here.
35:41And then reading that it wasn't all in vain was simply overwhelming.
36:00My entire life has revolved around this day in the past. For four years, it's been the only job I've had.
36:11And now I'm here on the day it's over and we've finally stopped them.
36:21Not only have we saved whales, but they're going home because of us. It's simply incredible.
36:31It wasn't just me. It was all of you. And all the people before you and those before them.
36:38We would never have achieved this without each and every one of you.
36:42I just said that we didn't.
36:48Thanks.
36:50Thanks.
36:50Thanks.
36:50We're out.
37:20Ready?
37:24I've been chasing the Nishinmaru for almost my entire adult life, so this radio call was a big deal to me.
37:35Nishinmaru, this is the Bob Barker. Thank you for your cooperation and leaving the Antarctic Forest Reserve.
37:41We wish you a safe journey back to Japan.
37:46If you plan to return in the future, we will be waiting for you here.
37:51We will never give up and will not accept compromise.
38:10I'm definitely satisfied. The crew did a great job.
38:15I'm glad you're now seeing concrete results. This is recognition for your hard work during the campaign.
38:31Hopefully this is the end of seven years of being here.
38:40I think that in this century we will manage to consign whaling to the dustbin of history,
38:46because it is outdated, unnecessary and barbaric and has no place in the modern world.
38:51Thank you for being there. Thank you for the success.
38:55We fucking pirates.
39:06It is the end of February in Antarctica.
39:18The Japanese whaling fleet has now officially ended the season.
39:22Six weeks before the scheduled date.
39:25As a reward for the crew, Captain Watson makes a stop in the Bay of Wales.
39:37There are usually a lot of whales here.
39:41The first things we saw were emperor penguins and leopard seals.
39:46But no whales. That was sad.
39:54Do you see something?
39:57No.
40:01Since it's called the Bay of Wales, we all had high expectations.
40:05But there wasn't a single whale when we got there.
40:10But then she came.
40:16Oh my God.
40:34Oh my God.
40:42Oh my God.
40:43I think we can evolve as a species.
40:51Humans have been killing whales for centuries.
40:54And this victory is a clear step forward.
40:58I believe that people who always want to stick to the status quo will fail.
41:02This experience is one of the absolute highlights of my life.
41:25Thank God there are people like Paul Watson who keep going.
41:30He never gave up.
41:38On the one hand, Paul is an extraordinary person, especially in public.
41:44But when you get to know him better, what you admire most is that he refused to lead a normal life.
41:50I am fortunate enough to be able to do the same thing at 60 that I did at 11.
42:07And I'll probably do that until the end of my life.
42:09It's a job where you can't retire.
42:18And that is the perfect life.
42:20You achieve one goal after another.
42:23That is our task.
42:24That is our task.
42:54Everything I have done at sea over the past 35 years has been to stop whaling worldwide.
43:17The number of whales in the world's oceans used to be incredible.
43:27Today the oceans are no longer healthy.
43:32I am surprised that the oceans survived human attacks at all.
43:38No matter who kills whales.
43:40We will go after them.
43:42We will think, who will think.
43:44We will think, who will think.
43:44We will think, who will think.
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