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00:00In the North Atlantic, between Iceland and Scotland, lies a beautiful piece of land.
00:30The small houses on the green hills make the Verröer a very idyllic and picturesque archipelago.
00:40The people of Fähring are very tradition-conscious.
00:45Every year, many holidaymakers are touched by the friendliness of the islanders.
00:53But there is also a dark side.
01:00This ancient ritual offends animal rights activists around the world every year.
01:14It's called Grindertrap.
01:15The ferrymen drive pilot whales to the narrow coastal strips, where they are killed by the thousands with special hooks and knives.
01:24The massacre has occurred at the same time every year for over a thousand years.
01:38Pilot whales are not threatened with extinction, so hunting them is not illegal.
01:43The people of Fähring do not understand the excitement and refer to their ancient tradition.
01:50The Sea Shepherds, on the other hand, are determined to put an end to this bloody activity once and for all.
01:55We spoke to Paul Watson today.
02:07He confirmed that the Sea Shepherds are on their way to the Ferry Tubes.
02:13We report on Sea Shepherds and Paul Watson in the newspapers and on the radio.
02:18He is on his way to the Ferrotubes with reinforcements.
02:25That is our greatest fear.
02:33If there is a confrontation on the Ferrotubes, then please.
02:38We will not allow them to slaughter these intelligent animals.
02:41The leader of the Sea Shepherds has already been on the Ferry Tubes once and left a lasting impression.
02:55In 1986 the police wanted to arrest him.
03:04He tried to kill them. They fired rockets from inflatable boats.
03:11They say they are not violent, but Paul Watson and Sea Shepherds are a group of terrorists.
03:32The arrest at that time obviously did not deter Paul Watson from coming back to the Sheep Islands.
03:38We are going to the ferry tubes and want to prevent the whales from approaching the islands.
03:47And if they do get driven to the beach, we try to guide them back out.
03:51We monitor these waters whether they allow us to or not.
03:59The Sea Shepherds are determined to track down the animals before the ferrymen do.
04:03Because they don't seem to be afraid of Watson.
04:11Paul Watson may be wild, but so are we. We kill big whales, and Paul Watson is no problem.
04:16You must be pretty nervous because what you're doing here is now becoming internationally known.
04:29Justice is above the law. What they are doing to the elections cannot be justified by any law in the world.
04:35With a new camouflage paint job, the Steve Irwin is getting closer to the tubes.
04:58The Sea Shepherds' mother ship is only about a day's journey away from the islands.
05:17Paul Watson has long since arrived in the media.
05:20The tubes are about humanity and how it treats whales.
05:32You would think that civilized people would not slaughter whales, which are protected everywhere else in the world, when they approach the beach.
05:39This operation by the Sea Shepherds will be extremely difficult, not only because of the expected resistance from the ferrymen.
05:52The environmentalists are located in the middle of an archipelago.
05:57A so-called grind can take place on any of the 23 beaches and be over within a few minutes.
06:03The most important thing will be to locate the whales in time before the locals do.
06:13We try to get an overview of the islands with a few maps.
06:17It's a real labyrinth. But this way we can find the beaches much faster.
06:22When the grind starts and we only have 30 minutes, we need to be as organized as possible.
06:27Grind is derived from the Faroese word for grindertrap, which means elective killing.
06:44We need to develop strategies in the air, on land and on water.
06:52Many of the beaches are remote and difficult to reach.
06:57The Sea Shepherds have therefore further strengthened their fleet.
07:04In addition to the proven helicopter, there is also a new ultralight aircraft on board.
07:11The plan is to track the whales from the air and then guide the crew on the water to the right location.
07:19Chris Altman is already on his way.
07:24Ten more minutes.
07:27Inflatable boats and jet skis are also available on the Steve Irwin.
07:36The Sea Shepherds want to put themselves between the whales and the whalers.
07:42And the environmentalists have another ace up their sleeve.
07:45The fastest ship in the Sea Shepherd fleet was still used in Antarctica under the name Gojira.
07:55But now it has been named after a long-time supporter.
07:59Brigitte Bardot.
07:59The trimaran can reach speeds of up to 25 knots and set a new speed record for circumnavigating the world in 1998.
08:12The Brigitte Bardot is especially important when it comes to getting to the place where the grint takes place quickly.
08:18The Bardot is currently still off the Scottish coast.
08:24The crew is training for an emergency while waiting for the Steve Irwin.
08:29The lifeboats will only be lowered when Fraser says so.
08:40The Bardot's captain is Fraser Hall. He has been a Sea Shepherd member for eleven years and is very familiar with the North Atlantic.
08:52Lifeboats are often launched too early and later recovered full of corpses.
08:57That's why you don't do it until I tell you to.
09:03I consider it a great honor to be appointed captain of this ship.
09:07The crew knows the ship much better than I do and gave me a great welcome.
09:12Fraser decides when we drink water or who stands guard.
09:17Long-time Sea Shepherd member Peter Hammerstadt is the ship’s first officer.
09:23Paul, we should be there tomorrow afternoon at three or four.
09:28In my opinion, the Brigitte Bardot is the most effective tool we can have.
09:38July and August are the bloodiest months here and it was important to us to get to the tubes as quickly as possible.
09:43The Brigitte Bardot is now on its way to the Verrohren, where it will keep an eye on the northern islands.
10:11The Steve Irwin, however, will remain in the south.
10:17With additional air support, the Sea Shepherds are confident they can effectively combat the whalers.
10:23Before the final leg to the tubes, the Steve Irwin has to refuel again in Scotland.
10:42We're hoping to set sail soon, so we're just going to do a few more little things.
10:46While the crew is refueling the ship, they receive an unexpected visit that could change the course of the entire mission.
11:04What's up?
11:13The ship has been confiscated. Cameras off.
11:17We are under arrest.
11:18We just had a visit from two bailiffs.
11:31It was a decision related to our bluefin tuna campaign, in which we freed 800 animals.
11:37The company that owns the cage has identified damage, and due to the court order, the ship will remain here until further notice.
11:50The Steve Irwin is stuck. The crew must now wait in port until the matter is resolved.
11:56Can't we just put down a deposit?
12:08They will name an astronomical sum.
12:14They're still trying to figure out how much the bail is.
12:17Could be 750,000 euros or a million, I don't know.
12:22What do we do?
12:23We don't have a million.
12:28I find it absurd that they can confiscate our property without us having been able to justify ourselves in court.
12:38We had hoped that the Steve Irwin would join us soon.
12:43Now we have a much greater responsibility and must protect the pilot whales on the shores alone.
12:51The pressure is much greater now.
12:53We originally thought we were just the escort ship and now we are sailing out alone.
12:59Paul wants us to complete the immigration and customs formalities first.
13:06I'm a little scared and it's frustrating.
13:11With them we could have covered a much larger area.
13:13And all important decisions are made on the mother ship.
13:17Without them, the chance of preventing a grind is lower.
13:23Paul trusts each of us.
13:26And the Sea Shepherds adapt to every situation.
13:28The Bardot is close to the finish.
13:41Fewer than 50,000 people live on the 18 islands of the Verröhren.
13:46The islands are made of volcanic rock, so it is not easy to grow anything edible.
13:51The inhabitants therefore traditionally feed mainly on what they catch from the sea.
13:57And that includes whales.
13:59With an average length of 4 to 6 meters and a weight of between 1 and 3 tons, a single animal can feed several hundred people.
14:11The whales swim in huge schools of often more than 100 animals.
14:15From young to old, they always stay together, which makes them an easy target for hunters.
14:22For this reason, it is possible to kill hundreds of animals in just a few minutes.
14:27Whales use sound to detect shallows in the sea.
14:31There they usually find schools of fish and squid.
14:36But that is exactly where the Ferroean whalers are waiting to kill the animals.
14:48Photographer Regin Dahlsgaard documented a grind last year.
14:52The photos were published in a book entitled Two Minutes.
14:59That's how long it takes to kill a whale.
15:04I'll show you where I took the pictures.
15:06They have been hunting whales here for several years.
15:19The beach is ideal because it is very long and the whales are easy to spot.
15:28The first ones are up there.
15:30There is no one here on the beach because they cannot scare the whales.
15:33Before the hunt, people are very tense because they want to do their best, as in any hunt.
15:44When the whales arrive, they start running. It all happens pretty quickly.
15:50And then they ram the hooks into them.
15:52And then they kill the animals.
16:03It should be as quick and painless as possible.
16:07The whales die within 30 seconds.
16:12That day there were 108.
16:15As a child, I witnessed several election killings.
16:23And it was completely normal.
16:25For people who have never seen anything like this, it might look brutal.
16:30But if I were to take photos in a slaughterhouse, it would be exactly the same.
16:34You kill an animal.
16:35It's special here because the water turns completely red after a few minutes.
16:45Whales have a lot of blood.
16:47That's probably why it looks a bit brutal.
16:49The Brigitte Bardot reaches the first islands of the Verroes.
17:15Really beautiful.
17:15An important part of the strategy for this campaign is sonar equipment,
17:22which the Sea Shepherds developed specifically for this mission.
17:29They are positioned at different points in the sea,
17:32to prevent the whales from swimming into shallow water and thus into the arms of the whalers.
17:37Once the Bardot has reached its destination, the crew must wait for the sonar equipment to arrive.
17:48The Sea Shepherds fear that customs could confiscate the devices.
17:53Therefore, she smuggles a member into the country in a neutral van.
17:56The Bardot has now arrived in Torshaven, the capital of the Verrøians.
18:11Last time the Sea Shepherds were here, they were not exactly given a warm welcome.
18:16We have cleared customs and have the correct papers.
18:20What am I being accused of?
18:24I am an American and I am arrested without charge.
18:34This time too, the Sea Shepherds are already expected.
18:37They probably don't want to buy us a drink.
18:45The heavy police presence was a bit intimidating.
18:55Exciting.
18:56What is the purpose of your visit?
19:12Research.
19:16I would have thought they would search the boat from bow to stern.
19:26Captain Hall must escort the officers to the police station.
19:40When Captain Fraser left, we were already scared because we didn't know what to expect.
19:47Nobody knows if and when Captain Hall will return.
19:53We were not allowed to leave the Brigitte Bardot.
19:56No one leaves the ship until all passports have been checked.
20:15We see.
20:16Word quickly spread among the locals that the Sea Shepherds had arrived in the port.
20:30Nothing ever happens here, so it's exciting.
20:39Everyone hates them and they hate us.
20:42They believe they are doing something good.
20:45We don't find it as repulsive and brutal as other countries.
20:52Pilot whales are animals like a cow or a chicken, it makes no difference.
20:57The whales even have a better life than most other farm animals.
21:03They live 20, 30 years in the wild and then die in a few minutes.
21:08I would even say it is more morally acceptable than eating a pig or a chicken that never sees the sun in its entire life.
21:15Paul Watson should not tell anyone how to live their life.
21:24He should just run away, go somewhere else.
21:26Enjoy your stay.
21:46Nice to see him again.
21:48They were pretty friendly, but they also told us to obey the laws, especially regarding the grind.
22:07The crew of the Brigitte Bardot will now wait in Torshaven until the sonar equipment arrives.
22:12The Steve Irwin is still stuck in the port of Lerwig due to a court order.
22:29The mood on board is accordingly bad until a rare guest appears in the galley.
22:38Captain Watson tries to cheer up the crew a bit.
22:42I've never seen you cook before.
22:46I make soup like Julia Child.
22:52With a little strength it's better.
22:57Is this your first time cooking here?
23:00No.
23:01I never would have thought that Paul would be in the kitchen with us.
23:09It's nice to have someone at the top who is so down to earth.
23:12And the fact that he tells us his mother's recipe is something special.
23:15Really beautiful.
23:19Pierre Burton once wrote that men don't wash anything because they think that everything is sterilized in the pot anyway.
23:26Peas are protein.
23:35That takes the whole day.
23:41Looks good.
23:44It's nice that Paul took the time for us.
23:46It's really nice that he eats and cooks with the crew.
23:59We'll soon see whether it was actually a good idea to let the captain get to the pots.
24:17That's with the soup.
24:31I actually don't like them.
24:33Paul cooked them.
24:37Tell him she was great.
24:41Fantastic.
24:46Good job.
24:47I don't think there are many ships where the captain cooks.
24:55This shows how much his crew means to him.
25:03Great that a celebrity cooked for us.
25:06But now I have to do the dishes.
25:07This is even more exciting.
25:08This is even more exciting.
25:09Here, a present for the captain.
25:21For the captain?
25:22For the captain?
25:22Yes.
25:22Marner Andreasen leads the Grins in Torschaffen.
25:29He is responsible for the course of the hunt.
25:31It is not a slaughter.
25:35We're really good at this.
25:39Welcome to the Ferrojan.
25:42I brought you something.
25:45Okay, thank you.
25:45It's me.
25:55Pretty cruel.
25:58It looks barbaric, but it isn't.
26:00How can it not be?
26:05The aorta is cut open.
26:09The animals die immediately.
26:11No pain.
26:12It goes very quickly.
26:13And then it's over.
26:17100 whales in two minutes.
26:19Clear.
26:20You've just never heard of our site.
26:27He wanted to welcome us, so we accepted the book.
26:30But it was absolutely disgusting.
26:34Why do you do this?
26:37Because we like to eat them.
26:40Would you starve otherwise?
26:44We are not cannibals.
26:46We eat pilot whales and find it delicious.
26:51They slaughter these masses of whales even though they don't need the meat?
26:56We don't understand that.
27:00They eat chickens and all sorts of things.
27:04We eat pilot whales.
27:05That's life.
27:10Many people have told us that they don't eat meat anymore and that it's just a matter of tradition.
27:15No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
27:24These are the knives we use.
27:27Take a good look at it.
27:28You see it.
27:29OK.
27:30You must understand us.
27:42We have nothing against the Fähringer, just against this.
27:48You are warmly welcome to the Ferro Years.
27:53But don't come between us and the whales.
27:54That wouldn't be so good for you.
28:02But I hope there are no problems.
28:07All I can tell you is that if you disturb us, there will be problems.
28:12So please don't do it.
28:13I don't want to threaten anyone.
28:21I just asked you not to come between us and the whales.
28:28I'm not afraid of Paul Watson.
28:31If he thinks he is the savior of the whales, he should think again.
28:36How many ships does he have? One? Two?
28:41He has no chance.
28:43There's no chance.
28:45No chance.
28:54Seven days have passed.
28:56The Steve Irwin remains in the port of Lurwick, 240 kilometers from the Ferrojahren.
29:02The amount of the bail has still not been determined.
29:06We are stuck because we cut fishing nets in the Mediterranean.
29:16We have to pay the deposit so we can finally leave.
29:21But the court has not yet decided how much.
29:29The saddest thing is that they will try to pull off the Grint while we are still stuck here in port.
29:36Let's see.
29:39The deposit is 760,148 euros.
29:43Plus fees and interest, we probably end up with one million euros.
29:491.4 million dollars.
29:51If we don't pay within 30 days, they will confiscate the ship.
29:54Paul Watson must try to raise the money for the Steve Irwin.
30:14Meanwhile, the crew of the Brigitte Bardot is waiting impatiently for the sonar equipment.
30:18A few locals came here and wanted to provoke us.
30:26They have set up a table and are offering whale meat to anyone who wants to try it.
30:30We have whale meat and whale beck.
30:36It tastes great with potatoes.
30:38Pete, a piece of whale meat?
30:49No thanks.
30:51We have been eating this for hundreds of years.
30:57As long as pilot whales swim around here, we will kill them.
31:00They obviously want a reaction.
31:09Maybe they also want the situation to escalate and the police to chase us off the quay.
31:14You're a vegetarian, stick with apples.
31:18I love apples, thank Mother Nature.
31:21It's nonsense that we're exterminating pilot whales, and Paul Watson knows it.
31:28He wants money, attention and scandals to keep this floating circus going.
31:35He always needs a scandal so that people in front of the television give him even more money.
31:46What people do with their money is their business.
31:52Your boat was confiscated in the Shetlands and now you need a sensation here because you need the money.
31:58Sounds a bit dubious.
32:01You have to talk to people directly.
32:05It's a challenge, but I'm sure Paul would have provided them with some answers.
32:16When you look at someone like Paul Watson, it's clear that he doesn't care about people.
32:22So why should he care about whales?
32:28He has led the organization since 1977.
32:31He keeps upsetting people, but that shows he's successful.
32:36Let's see how successful he is here.
32:37Our work is out by the sea.
32:45So we just ignore the guys and mind our own business.
32:48In the capital's port, Georgie Dix and Deborah Bassett are anxiously waiting for a very special passenger on the ferry that is just arriving.
33:08They hope that their colleague with the sonar equipment is on board.
33:14They will then be released into the water all around the islands so that the whales stay away from the beaches.
33:19To avoid the risk of the delivery truck being stopped by customs, the two Sea Shepard members must behave as inconspicuously as possible.
33:36I wouldn't be surprised if someone was watching us just because we were standing here waiting for him.
33:40The longer we stand here, the more attention we attract. We want that, but not yet. There are also police officers here.
33:58I wanted to keep moving because it would have been too conspicuous if we had always stood in the same place.
34:10Yes.
34:13Yes.
34:17Let's drive.
34:29The customs colleagues said that they had something with them.
34:38May I take a look?
34:40The mother ship, along with all 42 crew members, is still stuck in the port of Lörwig.
35:01The helicopter, ultralight aircraft and inflatable boats may also not be used.
35:10Steve Irwin, this is Josh.
35:16Hey Chuck, how's it going?
35:18The Steve Irwin hasn't moved a meter for nine days.
35:22Then the second officer, Josh Strenter, receives a message from Sea Shepherd headquarters.
35:29Perhaps the Sea Shepherds will still make it to the Ferroer Islands in time.
35:33I have an update on our case.
35:42In the best case scenario, the judge will decide tomorrow that we are being detained illegally.
35:46Then we could leave immediately.
35:50Quite tedious.
35:52Every time we strike, they immediately strike back.
35:56Now we are sitting in the harbor festival and are at the mercy of the court.
35:59We are still in a good position and must continue to act as if we were in action.
36:10It is obviously a disappointment.
36:15If we can't prevent the grind, it would be a bitter blow.
36:18But in the meantime, we have to accept that we are stuck here.
36:27We have been operating the Steve Irwin for four years now.
36:32One or two weeks is not too high a price to pay to free the ship and save the whales.
36:36It's frustrating to know that whales are being slaughtered and there's nothing we can do about it.
36:50Paul and the guys are probably trying everything to get us out of here as quickly as possible.
36:55And also prevent the slaughter of the Verrohren.
37:01Let's just hope we can get started tomorrow.
37:06It is still unclear whether the Steve Irwin can take part in the operation.
37:20Meanwhile, the crew of the Bardot sets out to retrieve the sonar equipment.
37:36Meanwhile, the crew of the Bardot sets out to pick up the sonar equipment.
38:06This is a joke.
38:10No.
38:11So they knew you were bringing those things.
38:18We think we might be being listened to, so we have to be extremely careful when communicating.
38:25The police can listen to any phone call made with a cell phone.
38:31They know where you are and what you say.
38:38We are certainly being watched here too.
38:40This is certainly a setback for the campaign.
39:03Because that was our plan.
39:05We wanted to distribute these things everywhere.
39:07The sonar devices were our greatest asset.
39:10Now we have to think about what we are going to do.
39:11The Brigitte Bardot spent the whole day searching the north of the Ferroer Islands.
39:22But the Sea Shepherds have not discovered any pilot whales, either alive or dead.
39:26I drove south through the fjords.
39:31There have been many bloody grints here in Klackswick.
39:34That's why we want to show our presence here and spend the night in the harbor.
39:37I was here a year ago.
40:04At that time, 236 pilot whales were slaughtered.
40:09After that, I wanted to stop the hunt just like I did in Antarctica.
40:15Here they lay. Up to where the ship is.
40:25Hammerstadt captured the result of the grint with his camera.
40:28It's hard to put into words how horrible a grind is.
40:35Klackswick was an emotional moment for me.
40:41This is a major whaling site. It probably won't be a friendly welcome.
40:49Last time I had three or four death threats after an hour.
41:01Coming back here with the Sea Shepherds a year later was very scary.
41:05People are more aggressive in Klackswick. That's sure to be interesting.
41:23We'll see how they react soon.
41:26After dark, the Sea Shepherds ensure that there is always someone on guard.
41:39You can hear them over there.
41:46They looked around the corner and then disappeared again.
41:54No idea what they're doing.
41:58There are more and more of them.
42:00You are not allowed on the ship.
42:02Come on, it's just a shitty election.
42:05They can feel pain just like you or I.
42:11What's your problem, you psychos?
42:14That's not a problem, you psychos.
42:16F***ing psycho!
42:17F***ing psycho!
42:18F***ing psycho!
42:27Fire!
42:31Come here!
42:35Come here!
42:37Come here!
42:39Come here!
42:40A few of the teenagers attempt to board the ship, putting the Sea Shepherds in trouble.
43:01And that was just the beginning.
43:06Bloody tee shot.
43:07The whole world should see what you are doing.
43:12It is no secret that we kill whales.
43:15There is a border right now.
43:23We are aware that they may kill anyone who disturbs their hunting.
43:27They are coming.
43:31Attack on starboard.
43:32Paul Watson doesn't care about people, but we will defend ourselves.
43:40I'll take your hat.
43:43Like in Apocalypse Now.
43:45What is fun?
43:47I'll take your Munich.
43:51The people are not gone.
43:53He gave a different answer.
43:54Dare to run to goal afterwards.
43:55That solves the problem.
43:56I take theborough-
44:02Recording with an urgent customer.
44:04I take ngườihistophrafen.
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