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00:00In the North Atlantic lies an idyllic group of islands whose traditions date back over 1000 years.
00:19Grindatrap means selective killing. And it takes place every year on the Verröhren.
00:30The ferrymen call it food gathering. The Sea Shepherds call it murder.
00:37We monitor these waters whether they allow us to or not.
00:4220 beaches on 18 islands are possible sites for whaling.
00:47But it is not only this circumstance that makes the task a great challenge for the Sea Shepherds.
00:53We kill big whales, so I'm not afraid of Paul Watson.
01:00Paul Watson feels he is in the right.
01:05The ferrymen kill whales, we don't have to respect that.
01:11We can also provoke them.
01:15Heated discussions take place during the island's national holiday.
01:20What's up?
01:26Those guys had been giving us trouble all evening.
01:33The cape the lines.
01:35I wouldn't do that.
01:36The celebration continues later in the evening.
01:46Many young people flock to a rock concert in the city.
01:49The metal band Thür has just returned to the Faroe Islands from a European tour.
02:06The band members support whale hunting and even dedicated a song to Paul Watson.
02:23On one of our first albums was the song Rainbow Warrior, which indirectly mentions Paul Watson.
02:34It's about his last visit here, which was very violent.
02:37I think Paul Watson is crazy.
02:52He's really not quite normal.
02:55When he says that whales are more intelligent than humans, he's making a fool of himself.
03:01Pigs are more intelligent than whales.
03:02And when it comes to that, Sea Shepherd should focus on the pig industry in Europe.
03:24The only good thing about these campaigns is
03:28that people are now thinking about methods of killing that are as tolerable as possible.
03:36But that was never what Paul Watson was about.
03:39He wanted to stop the whole thing.
03:42Hunting has nothing to do with sport.
03:46It's no fun hunting whales.
03:48But it used to be necessary to get meat.
03:51We do not slaughter these animals laughingly with our swords.
03:57If you are part of a slaughter culture, you know what meat is.
04:21And you understand the process behind it.
04:22It is not the lust for blood and the desire for slaughter.
04:29Someone else put that in our mouths.
04:34Vikings are usually portrayed as rather stupid, brutal and alcoholic beasts.
04:45But we are no different from any other civilized Northern European.
04:49Paul Watson speaks of the brutalized islands.
04:56I would like to invite everyone to see for themselves how brutalized we really are.
05:01Anyone who spreads such lies is, of course, not particularly popular in the country.
05:07I don't hate Paul Watson. I just don't want him to come here.
05:10It is August, the peak of the whaling season.
05:26Tensions between environmentalists and locals threaten to escalate.
05:30In the capital Torshaven, the crew of the Brigitte Bardot is harassed by two drunken youths.
05:40They were just tampering with the ship's mooring lines.
05:43We sent a group ashore to prevent this from continuing.
05:49The first officer, Peter Hammerstedt, calls the police to get rid of the troublemakers.
06:06Can you send a car?
06:17Stop filming me.
06:19This is a free country. We can film whatever we want.
06:23Then I can take your hat too. It's a free country, after all.
06:29Why can't I have your hat?
06:31The situation is on the verge of getting out of control.
06:46Therefore, the Sea Shepherds decide to withdraw. Except for Simon Ager.
06:50We almost came to blows, but I had to suppress my anger because I don't want Sea Shepherds to look bad.
07:07The people of Fähring are just trying to get the situation out of control.
07:20The police leave it at a warming.
07:26Nobody ever gets arrested here.
07:31They got away with it, which means they can do it again.
07:37If word gets around, there might be imitators.
07:41We must be very careful in the next few days.
07:4335 kilometers away, the team on land is on high alert.
07:53It knows that a grind could happen at any time.
08:04Antoine Amoury and Deborah Bassett are on the lookout for grindfish on one of the beaches.
08:09We haven't seen many whales since we've been here.
08:17It's a good thing, because they would be in danger immediately.
08:22If that can happen, we will hopefully drive them back out to sea, away from the islands.
08:29In order to cover as large an area as possible, the teams divide the 18 islands among themselves.
08:36The mainland team takes over the northern part.
08:39The team members want to prevent the next grind by all means.
08:47At the moment it is only a question of whether the Sea Shepherds will discover the whales before the fishermen do.
08:55We will now leave Vagar.
09:00We checked all the bays.
09:02Now we're off to Siorugota, where 200 pilot whales have already been killed this year.
09:06We will now patrol this side of the island.
09:1550 kilometers further, the Steve Irwin is looking around the south of the islands.
09:19Let's take a look at the cliffs there.
09:28Let's drive in there and then slowly back again.
09:33Only if the conservationists discover the whales before the fishermen do can they try to keep the animals away from the islands using the inflatable boats.
09:40The helicopter is about to take off.
09:45I'm looking for pilot whales in the south.
09:48A whale in the water is easy to recognize.
10:01The problem is that the area is very large.
10:10There are towns in every direction.
10:11The whales can come from any side.
10:18You have to fly a long distance.
10:21There is nothing here yet.
10:25But we keep looking.
10:26We continue searching.
10:33Due to the large area, the Sea Shepherds are using an ultralight aircraft for the first time this year in addition to the helicopter.
10:41The environmentalists want to use the two aircraft to coordinate the ships' actions from the air.
10:51With the ultralight aircraft we don’t just want to cover more area.
10:56It can also fly very low and see if whales are approaching the islands.
10:59Today we have perfect conditions for a grind.
11:10The helicopter is already in the air and now we are getting the ultralight aircraft ready.
11:15We are prepared for everything.
11:16The weather conditions are ideal for using the ultralight aircraft.
11:39Experienced pilot Scott Johnson has felt a strong connection to animals since childhood.
11:44I grew up on a farm, a mix of hippie and cowboy.
11:54I love animals, and working for Sea Shepherd is a dream come true. I just had to come.
12:01The ultralight aircraft can fly lower than a helicopter.
12:16One disadvantage, however, is that you cannot take off at wind speeds of 30 kilometers per hour or more.
12:23And since conditions on the tubes can change quickly, this poses a significant threat to the aircraft, which weighs only 200 kilograms.
12:31When the wind whistles from the 600 to 900 meter high cliffs into the fjords, it can be quite violent.
12:48People have already died here in ultralight aircraft accidents because they were caught in the downdrafts from the huge cliffs.
12:54It's really dangerous.
13:04But the Sea Shepherds are determined to stop the whalers by any means necessary, no matter the cost.
13:11If we can stop the killing and a few people understand that there is no reason for it, we will have fulfilled our mission.
13:34The Brigitte Bardot is about to leave Torschafen and patrol the waters around the islands.
13:41The environmentalists have failed to convince the locals in the capital of their commitment.
13:50I try not to judge anyone too quickly, even if people are very ignorant.
13:56If they saw animals as intelligent beings, they would certainly have a different perspective on things.
14:04Politician Olli Breckmann also still doesn’t think much of the Sea Shepherds.
14:11The design of this outrageously expensive ship is quite interesting. Environmental protection seems to be profitable.
14:20None of us get paid for our work. I quit my job to do this.
14:25This is a non-profit organization. The money is immediately invested in new equipment.
14:30It must be awesome to drive around in one of these all the time.
14:39But someone has to work for them so they can afford such a life.
14:46They want to have fun and earn money through attention.
14:52Most nations are proud of their peculiarities.
15:04So why shouldn’t we enjoy our food?
15:09We should be allowed to fish. We don't have much else.
15:13They are very stubborn and they think Sea Shepard wants to tell them how to live.
15:22And who are we to tell them what they can and cannot do?
15:25I have not yet seen any evidence of higher intelligence.
15:35Where are the hospitals or airplanes that the whales built?
15:39They just swim in circles.
15:44Is it therefore correct?
15:46We only take a few pilot whales each year.
15:51A few thousand?
15:54No!
15:55We know the exact number of whales we have killed since the 17th century.
15:59On average, a few hundred per year.
16:03There has never been a scientific census of pilot whales.
16:08Yes, they certainly did exist.
16:13We probably won't agree on that.
16:18There are no official figures on how many pilot whales are left.
16:22You hear six to seven hundred thousand, as well as over a million.
16:27How can you kill animals when you don't even know how many are left?
16:31At the Feroian Museum of Natural History, biologist Dorete Bloch has been studying pilot whales for over three decades.
16:48Records of the Grins go back hundreds of years.
16:52August 19, 1721.
16:5818 whales, 240 skins.
17:02Whaling has existed since the islands were inhabited.
17:08Whale number one has this value, is female and this long.
17:11This data on pilot whales is the longest hunting statistic in the world.
17:23Since 1584, the ferrymen have documented how many whales were killed each year.
17:29We know that many people starved to death here at the end of the 18th century.
17:38It is scientifically proven that pilot whales are not threatened with extinction.
17:46According to a study in which Dr. Bloch participated, there are currently 600,000 to 800,000 pilot whales living in the North Atlantic.
17:54The ferrymen are therefore convinced that killing 800 whales per year does not have a major impact on the whale population.
18:04According to estimates by the International Whaling Commission, the number of whales in the North Atlantic is as high as 1.3 million.
18:15They were always hunted solely for food. And we never take more than we can eat.
18:24Scott Johnson is on his way back to the Steve Irwin after an exploratory tour with the ultralight aircraft.
18:41Johnson spent the entire morning patrolling the southern islands and didn't spot a single grindwale.
18:55Just as the crew is planning the next reconnaissance flight with the ultralight aircraft, there is bad news.
19:18I just spoke to the people in the tower. Ultralight aircraft aren't allowed on the Ferrohern.
19:35Why?
19:38Because it was determined that the turbulence here was too dangerous for them. At least, that's what he said.
19:43Ultralight aircraft are illegal on the Ferrohern. There have been many applications for permits.
19:54But because of the turbulence, they are simply not safe.
20:02Captain Watson accepts the legal situation on the islands and resorts to the tried and tested helicopter.
20:08But now over 1000 kilometers have to be monitored by one person.
20:12I do what I believe in. But when I'm in another country, I have to obey the laws there.
20:31It's disappointing, but we're putting it away now so no one gets arrested.
20:42The failure of the ultralight aircraft hits the Sea Shepherds hard.
20:47But environmentalists are still determined to fight whaling on the islands.
20:52The crew of the Brigitte Bardot continues to prepare for the emergency.
21:00We want to understand the geographical characteristics of the country so that we know what to expect when we are deployed.
21:08In the first few weeks of the campaign, we only saw two whales. And they weren't even pilot whales.
21:20On the one hand, this worried me, but on the other hand, I'm happy because it means that the ferrymen won't see any whales either.
21:27The crew on the Brigitte Bardot continues to look for pilot whales.
21:38The environmentalists are again observed by the Faroese fisherman Jens Rasmussen.
21:43Why do we kill whales? That's the big question. Otherwise, it would be like having Thanksgiving without the truth. It's truly an important thing.
21:54Jens Rasmussen is at the forefront of the Grins. He is one of the men who kills the stranded whales.
22:11Our goal is to get to the spine as quickly as possible.
22:15If the blowhole is here, you go a little way towards the middle of the animal and then you make the cut.
22:24You only need one cut down to the spine. This is the fastest method. It's just one movement.
22:36In the past, the blood vessels were severed first. This took 20 seconds. That's too long to kill an animal.
22:47But if you cut through the spine, they feel nothing. Only the flesh wound.
22:54In the past, the animals would lie on the beach for long periods of time, fighting for their lives. Their screams could be heard.
23:00It really hurts when a whale screams.
23:08Killing methods are constantly being developed to ensure that animals do not suffer unnecessarily.
23:15Peter, Jens Rasmussen's son, will soon be 14. Then he will officially be allowed to participate in the Grins.
23:21The last Grins was in Gorta a few weeks ago. Now we're looking at the new hooks.
23:32My father was a whaler and I followed in his footsteps.
23:39When I first grinned, I was maybe 10, 11 or 12.
23:42If my two sons want to learn it, I will teach them.
23:45With a grin, the most experienced men are in the front row.
23:53As a newcomer, you have to fight your way from the very back.
23:56When I'm older, I'll learn how to kill a whale with the new weapons.
24:02Once I helped pull a whale onto the beach.
24:06That was really exciting.
24:07This is the new hook. It no longer has sharp edges.
24:14The old one was heart-shaped and pointed.
24:18We tried to hit the whales on the back of the head.
24:21This one is designed to fit exactly into the blowhole.
24:28With the hook in the blowhole, the whalers can keep the animals under control.
24:32They then try to cut the spine as quickly as possible with a sharp knife.
24:40You should do it very gently.
24:43Do not pull or hit it.
24:45It's just a way to keep him in check.
24:54It is in the nature of our country to learn how to kill pilot whales.
24:58And quickly and without causing unnecessary injury.
25:02I'll be 14 next week.
25:08So hopefully I'll be allowed to go at least once.
25:13A boy doesn't become a man because he killed a grindwal.
25:21It's all about getting food on the table.
25:32Off the southern islands, the crew of the Steve Irwin launches an inflatable boat.
25:49For the first time in this campaign, Captain Paul Watson will be part of the crew,
25:54which searches the remote beaches of the coast for pilot whales.
25:57Drive around the island.
26:06Since the ultralight aircraft is not allowed to take off, the Sea Shepherds have to explore the beaches the old-fashioned way.
26:12We have jet skis, inflatable boats and a helicopter in use.
26:18We're looking for grins and, of course, elections.
26:20Is this a death beach?
26:36Whales are the most intelligent animals in the sea.
26:39Killing one is like attacking an alien species on another planet.
26:43It's murder.
26:52There is also a death beach in front of the church.
26:56They drive them up this fjord.
27:06What is that?
27:07What is that?
27:13There aren't many beaches where whale skulls are lying around.
27:31A little further up the river there is another death beach.
27:50Maybe they just dump them in the middle of the fjord and then they wash up here.
27:54You are not very far before you come to this fjord.
27:57Pretty small.
28:05Captain Watson sees the skull bones as evidence that the Grins kill entire families, including their young.
28:13It is extremely barbaric to slaughter whale calves and mothers.
28:20Anyone who rams a knife or a hook into the flesh of a baby whale, hears its screams, and has no feelings is, in my opinion, a psychopath.
28:33Are there only the two of them?
28:37Here are just small pieces.
28:41I think the old fishermen are a bit stubborn and really enjoy it here.
28:51Maybe it's about the adrenaline rush for the Grins.
28:54That's why they feel like real men a few times a year and then they pass that on to their sons.
28:59But there are other ways to feel like a man.
29:07You don't have to kill 100 or 200 whales to do this.
29:11I think this will affect future generations of whales.
29:16If there is a grind while we are here, we will stop it.
29:19Operation Ferocious Isles has now been running for 30 days.
29:42So far there has been no grind.
29:45Paul Watson suspects there is a very simple reason for this.
29:49A whaler said we'll show Sea Shepherd and just not kill any whales while they're here.
30:00They think we want them to kill whales so we can film it.
30:06But if I have a choice, they should just stop killing whales.
30:13The Sea Shepherds don’t trust the calm.
30:15They know that the whaling season is not over yet.
30:23I really hope there is no grind, but realistically there will be.
30:28That's why we just keep searching.
30:29The Brigitte Bardot makes a stopover in Westmaner.
30:43The ship is refueled.
30:57Now the harbormaster wants to speak to Captain Hall.
31:00What is your net tonnage?
31:0529.
31:09Everything else okay?
31:12Credit card?
31:14No, only cash.
31:16Okay, then I have to go to the safe quickly.
31:18The environmentalists have to pay the port fees and then, surprisingly, leave immediately.
31:30You are obviously not welcome here.
31:35It seems that tolerance towards the Sea Shepherds decreases the longer their mission lasts.
31:40Sea Shepherds is not particularly popular here.
31:48If we're sidelined, it doesn't exactly help us with what we're trying to do here.
32:00That's it.
32:03Is anyone else coming?
32:05No, the other ship is far away.
32:06I don't want to see Paul Watson. He's crazy. He only cares about money.
32:13The election.
32:16Do you think there might be young people here who don't like grins?
32:23My children eat meat from their own farm. And now, goodbye.
32:28We're already gone.
32:29Working here is difficult. We face a lot of hostility and negativity.
32:43It is difficult to dissuade people here from their attitude.
32:4680 kilometers further south, the crew of the Steve Irwin launches another dinghy.
32:58The fact that the Sea Shepherds are on the shores has now spread across the islands.
33:03But environmentalists fear that despite their presence, there could be, or has already been, a grind.
33:10Paul told us about another cemetery.
33:14We want to see if there has been a grind that we haven't noticed.
33:25We just want to take a look around there.
33:34James Brooke wants to check whether there is any underwater evidence of a recent grind.
33:44I jumped in. And below me was this ravine, carved into the rock over hundreds of years.
34:07It went straight into the seabed. A pretty exciting sight.
34:20Then I was sucked down.
34:22The first thing I saw there was a vertebra.
34:36It was immediately clear that he was standing in front of a whale.
34:59Then I swam on.
35:02There were more and more vortices that were connected to each other.
35:10When you see this, you realize that they are not fish.
35:30These are mammals. We are related to them.
35:33I was overcome by a very cold, eerie feeling.
35:44It was really sad to see all the bones.
35:49These intelligent beings were simply slaughtered and then thrown off the cliff.
35:54It was a very emotional moment, without a doubt.
35:56I didn't bring anything up with me.
36:08Antoine says everything is quiet.
36:25If I hear anything, I'll let you know.
36:30Deborah Bassett and Lamia S. M. Lali are responsible for communication between the Sea Shepherd teams on land.
36:37We connect everyone here via email.
36:41That’s why Antoine is currently traveling alone.
36:48Antoine Amoury monitors the northern coast, looking for signs of a grind.
36:53We are here to discover the whales before the whalers do and prevent a grind.
37:07We are monitoring the area and waiting.
37:14Boats.
37:15A lot of boats are leaving the harbor right now.
37:23The news is immediately passed on to the team on the mainland.
37:30The boats leave the port of AED and head south into a fjord.
37:38Try to get to North Shali as quickly as possible.
37:46This is the nearest Death Beach and they are all heading in that direction.
37:52At the end of the fjord in North Shali there have been several big grins in the past.
37:57I'll let Bardot know.
38:03The Brigitte Bardot is currently just under 30 kilometers away.
38:11First Officer Johnny Conliffe is the first on the ship to learn of the impending grind.
38:16We immediately started the engines.
38:27The Sea Shepherds' trimaran can reach speeds of up to 25 knots.
38:31But the crew still has to hurry.
38:34The biggest concern is that we won't get there in time.
38:40Once the whales are on the beach, the grind usually takes a maximum of 20 minutes.
38:46Brigitte Bardot might make it in time.
38:54The Steve Irwin, on the other hand, would take several hours to reach the fjord.
38:59Yes, right here.
39:01Oh, okay, okay, I got you.
39:02The BB is closer, but you know it.
39:06Chris Altman wants to use the helicopter to try to support the crew of the Brigitte Bardot from the air.
39:13No time. Down the doors and go.
39:16The helicopter must take off immediately.
39:2420 seconds left.
39:29It's really frustrating knowing there's a grind and we're too far away.
39:34We're sending the helicopter.
39:41We can only hope that the helicopter and the Brigitte Bardot get there in time.
39:46We are in the air.
39:48Tell me that.
39:49I'm going as fast as I can.
40:02Antoine Amoury is the only one already on site.
40:05Do you see the bay in Nordschalli?
40:13No, but there are a lot of cars.
40:17I want to know if there are people standing on the beach.
40:21If you see anything, send me a text.
40:23I want to go there now.
40:31I don't want to see any grind.
40:32That scares me.
40:33Hopefully the Bardot will be here in a few minutes.
40:51Now we see the fjord.
40:52We'll go full throttle and see what's going on.
40:57The Brigitte Bardot races towards Nordschalli.
40:59But it is still a good 15 kilometers away from the bay.
41:04We are prepared for everything.
41:09I see boats.
41:16Maybe they are already ahead of them.
41:22My heart was racing.
41:24A complete adrenaline rush.
41:27I went through everything I learned again.
41:29The Sea Shepherds have been training for a long time for exactly this moment.
41:41This is not an exercise.
41:51We need to see the beach to know if there are people there.
41:56And whether it is a grind.
42:05We'll be there in five minutes.
42:17Many people follow the boats.
42:19They want to kill the whales.
42:20We can now see the fjord.
42:27And there are many more boats.
42:28There were boats everywhere.
42:49The situation was serious.
42:50Much more than I thought.
42:56A lot of boats indeed.
42:58This looks serious, guys.
43:02There are a lot.
43:09They all go into the fjord and want to slaughter the whales.
43:11Down there is the Bordeaux.
43:19There were 40 to 50 boats and many armed men on board.
43:25It was quite frightening.
43:26They said if you hinder us, there will be war.
43:29The situation continues to escalate.
43:51There are 50 whales swimming towards the Faroe Islands quite quickly.
43:55They swim towards the islands.
44:01Stay tuned.
44:07They are coming towards you.
44:10We have to get them off the islands.
44:14That's what the campaign is about.
44:17We're flying low now so they swim in a different direction.
44:20Come on, people.
44:22It works.
44:26chronicling.
44:28ina
44:29富iy.
44:31The campaign.
44:31Source.
44:32Source.
44:32Source.
44:38Chin.
44:44Come on, people.
44:45Sieow.
44:47Sieow.
44:47Sieow.
44:48Sieow.
44:49Source.
44:50Sieow.
44:51Sieow.