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00:00A war rages in the far reaches of planet Earth.
00:13Antarctica's pristine waters run red with blood.
00:22The Sea Shepherds are the soldiers who wage this war.
00:25Their enemy is a group of Japanese fishermen intent on catching whales.
00:32The Sea Shepherds say the whalers are violating an international ban on commercial whaling.
00:38The whalers say they're legally killing whales for scientific research.
00:43Both claim to have the law on their side.
00:46These are their battles. This is their war.
00:51Previously on Whale Wars.
00:54Operation Relentless, the Sea Shepherd's 10th Antarctic campaign, has been filled with hurdles and missteps.
01:01I've got whales on the deck.
01:03A lawsuit brought by the whalers has prevented Sea Shepherd founder Captain Paul Watson from leading the campaign.
01:10Not having Captain Paul Watson on board is a tremendous blow to this campaign.
01:15His protege, Peter Hammerstadt, has taken command.
01:19I promised Captain Paul Watson that Operation Relentless will be the most successful Antarctic whale defense campaign to date.
01:25Full speed towards them.
01:27But this new captain is struggling.
01:29Can we push this anymore?
01:30Can we push this anymore?
01:33And his crew have grown frustrated.
01:36Wow.
01:37Well, that's a big disappointment.
01:39I take it very personally that we've lost the Nishinmaru because of an engine malfunction.
01:43And I'm really pissed off.
01:45And now...
01:46Getting closer.
01:47Harpoon ship maneuvers have kept the Sea Shepherds off the slipway of their ultimate target, the Nishinmaru.
01:54Here they come.
01:55Bring it down. Bring it down.
01:56Their only weapon against the kill ships is their small boat team.
02:00But they have aborted their mission and are refusing to communicate with Peter.
02:06Answer the radio!
02:09Peter Hammerstead has no concept of how rough it really is out there.
02:13Where's the Nishinmaru?
02:15They disappeared from radar.
02:21Okay, speed up there, innit?
02:22For hours, the Sea Shepherds fought to maintain contact with the Nishinmaru.
02:27But it's now dropped off their radar.
02:30Who's the other Nishin?
02:31He's coming on starboard.
02:33Oh, they're not giving up yet.
02:34And circling harpoon ships have not relented in their maneuvers.
02:39I think they're gonna turn super fast, Peter.
02:42It appears the Nishinmaru number three and the Bob Barker are now on a collision course.
02:47They're tuning now.
02:53Slow down a little bit.
02:54Pitch down.
02:57Pitch down.
02:58Hold on.
02:59Brace for impact.
03:06Pitch down.
03:08Hey, Mervyn, we've had a collision.
03:11Pitch down.
03:12Pull back.
03:19Okay, they're turning away from us.
03:20And then give us a damage report.
03:22Help me out.
03:23We're going inside now.
03:27Can you stop clearing this?
03:28Get these out.
03:29Okay, so you can see we're dead.
03:31We are over 3,000 miles away from the nearest port.
03:35If we sustain a hull breach, help is a long way away.
03:39Those ribs are really good.
03:40Yeah, it's bad.
03:42You need to get out of here.
03:43Certainly, we could sustain so much damage that our ship would sink.
03:48This is it.
03:49A lot of bent ribs.
03:50Yeah, there's cracks.
03:52But no water at all.
03:55Are the engine rooms good, Erwin?
03:56Fine, yeah.
03:57Okay.
03:59So everybody's doing okay?
04:00Everyone's okay.
04:01They've not sunk us yet.
04:02I can see it.
04:05The world is a vampire.
04:15Keep the speed up, Erwin.
04:17The Bob Barker and Steve Erwin are speeding towards the Nishin Maru's last known coordinates.
04:22Right now, I just want to gain some ground.
04:25The Sea Shepherd's hope to reacquire the factory vessel, but they're surrounded by the harpoon ships.
04:30Where's the other Yushin?
04:31I'm stern, but far away, it's very far away.
04:34Including the Yushin Maru III, the ship they collided with.
04:42The organization that represents the whaling fleet issued a statement in response to the collision.
04:48During the Sea Shepherd attack, the Bob Barker approached abnormally close to the Yushin Maru III, colliding with her stern.
04:55The Yushin Maru III received bending damage to her railing and hull from this collision.
05:01Bob Barker, Bob Barker, Gemini on top, over.
05:05Gemini, Bob Barker, come in.
05:08Gemini, we're ready for recovery, over.
05:11Okay, let's make this quick.
05:13Copy that.
05:15After aborting their mission and refusing to communicate with Captain Hammerstat, the Gemini prepares to return to the Bob Barker.
05:21Ready on your lines!
05:24They stopped following the orders of the captain, and we lost to Nishin Maru.
05:28Peter looks really upset.
05:30During the situation, everybody's kind of nervous.
05:32Are you nervous?
05:51How you guys doing?
05:53Yeah, a little tire, I think.
05:56A little straight.
05:58Yeah.
05:59We were really close, though.
06:01Yeah.
06:04This is just too rough.
06:06Peter Hammerstead and the bridge crew are pissed off.
06:09I mean, it's always frustrating to lose Nishin because of an operation that didn't go our way.
06:14And under the conditions that we were operating in, it really was difficult.
06:19But, you know, maybe we could have kept trying to cut these cables.
06:22Speed up there, isn't it?
06:26Let's regain some ground.
06:28At that moment, it's hard for me to really react to this issue.
06:32I have to deal with my crew, but I know that if Paul had been in my position, then he would have kept the focus on the mission at hand, which was to try to find the Nishin Maru.
06:44And that's what I have to do.
06:45Environmental activists have released video which they claim shows a Japanese harpoon ship colliding with one of their vessels.
06:59They're more aggressive because I think they're losing more money and they see the writing on the wall that their days are numbered.
07:05They also, I think, are a bit more aggressive because of the International Court of Justice case.
07:09That, I think, unnerves them.
07:13The Japanese claim that the killing of whales is for scientific research and therefore conforms to international regulation.
07:20Australia is challenging this notion in the world's highest court, the International Court of Justice.
07:27Japan has no independent, truly independent support for its claim to be engaged in science.
07:36If the ICJ rules against Japan, I think it'll justify everything that we've been doing for the last decade.
07:43Many of the allegations are driven by emotions, not on science.
07:48But if the court rules against Australia, I think it would make life difficult for us.
07:53Governments, including Australia, might prevent us from going down there and intervening.
07:57So I truly hope that the ruling goes in Australia's favour.
08:00The verdict could be announced at any moment and could mean the immediate end to whaling.
08:07Until the court has issued a ruling, the Sea Shepherds have to keep the pressure on.
08:11They can't retreat. They have to do what has to be done with or without me.
08:15And just keep at it.
08:16The Sea Shepard refuelling ship, Sam Simon, waits at the mouth of the Ross Sea for the other ships in their fleet, in case they need fuel.
08:29You should go this heading.
08:31Right.
08:33But an approaching storm means they must manoeuvre to a new position.
08:36It looks clear up ahead, but…
08:39Don't try and go straight right to the waypoint, because I think it's going to be icier over there.
08:43I'll see how far I can go.
08:45If the visibility goes to pot, or if it gets really icy, keep it clear to the west, slow down and then stop the boat.
08:51If you see something, just call me.
08:54In a minute, you'll see it. Second.
08:56I will.
08:58Captain Myerson has left first mate Weanda at the helm with strict instructions to avoid the ice on the way to their new position.
09:06So Elisa, I'll be facing the radar, so you have to warn me if there's any growlers.
09:12Anything within 10 degrees of our path.
09:17We know the general direction, where we need to go to the waypoint.
09:21Unfortunately, we're getting very close to the pack ice now.
09:24I had strict orders. However, I thought it might be quicker to find a way through the ice to get to the waypoint.
09:38You start getting into the ice kind of slowly, and all of the sudden there was just way more ice than expected.
09:49We should not be here.
09:57I can't get through that. There's just absolutely no way.
10:03We had a radar, but all you could see on radar was dots everywhere. There's just no way out. So you don't really know where to go.
10:12What are we doing now?
10:15Heading east, west.
10:16Can we get all of this ice?
10:18Yeah.
10:22I went off watch, and there was no ice, and then I heard ice brushing up on the hull.
10:27And so I came up, and there was pretty much ice in every direction.
10:30So the last thing you want to do is get stuck in the ice. It's a really dangerous thing.
10:35It's better to just go around and not try and get into the ice.
10:39So what happened?
10:41I understand what happened.
10:43We just need to not let it happen again.
10:45Is there another harpoon ship coming in on us?
11:00No, they're going away from us.
11:02What are they doing? You think they're giving out?
11:05Yeah.
11:06This is interesting.
11:08The harpoon ships that were surrounding the Sea Shepherds have mysteriously left them behind
11:12and raced off in the direction where the Nishin Maru was last seen.
11:17It appears to me that they're very, very desperate to try to get as many whales as possible.
11:23Where they're heading to is really going to start to blow and, like, increase and increase.
11:28More likely, yeah. There'll be restricted visibility.
11:35With the Sea Shepherd ships being way smaller than the Nishin Maru,
11:38and with the Nishin Maru moving into a storm,
11:41it would be very, very hard, if not impossible,
11:43for the Steve Irwin and the Bob Barker to keep up with her.
11:47Sid, Peter.
11:48Go ahead, Peter.
11:49What do you think about putting the helicopter up?
11:52Yeah, possibly, yeah.
11:54That's not optimal.
11:55But we've got no other option.
11:58I'll check if he's willing to fly.
12:00Okay. Sounds good, Sid. Thanks.
12:01Jerry, would you be willing to fly out to get the Nishin? What are your thoughts about that?
12:11It's daunting to fly in rough weather. Chances are you surviving even a safe landing in the water.
12:18That's virtually nonexistent. They have to find your fish.
12:21But I don't think I would have come if I didn't think I was capable of doing this job.
12:25I'm only going to fly in two hours. That's why I want to be back here.
12:31Jerry's going to be flying.
12:33But with the bad weather, obviously, there's safety concerns.
12:37Hopefully, he finds the whaling fleet again.
12:42The small helicopter was not designed for Antarctic conditions.
12:46We'll probably be launching in just a few minutes.
12:48Nor does it have pontoons that would allow for a water landing.
12:51The Steve Irwin will be the helicopter's only refuge in the vast Ross Sea.
13:05And because the ship will be on the move, communicating their whereabouts to the helicopter will be critical.
13:11Let's just hope that Delhi comes back.
13:13As Jerry flies into the heart of the storm, towards the estimated location of the Nishinmaru,
13:27the Sea Shepherd vessels will move into flanking positions outside the storm.
13:31Okay, let's go.
13:36Let them do with no storm.
13:38This snow cover is very solid, isn't it?
13:55Yeah, we can't see anything.
13:56You can't see anything.
14:00Is there snow in here?
14:02There's snow, yeah, there's snow.
14:04Inside the helicopter.
14:06The helicopter is not supposed to fly in these conditions.
14:10That's comforting.
14:12It's backing onto the wind shore.
14:16We're going to be lucky to find them.
14:22How's that snow?
14:24Uh-oh.
14:26There's nothing wrong there.
14:30I don't know what the hell's going on.
14:32What's wrong?
14:33I see an aspirin there.
14:35This thing there should be a hundred something, but it's blocked.
14:39Lost all our instruments.
14:41The icy air has frozen many of the helicopter's instruments,
14:45including the fuel gauge.
14:47Ah, come on, that's addiction.
14:49This means Jerry will not know if he has enough fuel to return to the Steve Irwin.
14:53The one thing I do not want to go on with you is fuel.
14:57Yeah.
14:59I think that we should just go back to the Steve Irwin now.
15:03Now, Steve, give us the Scissor bearing back.
15:06Can you call him?
15:07I need to know where they are.
15:10This is Sid.
15:11Say again.
15:12Cannot copy.
15:13Say again.
15:14Cannot copy.
15:15Say again.
15:16They have an answer, Richard.
15:17No.
15:18They can't understand me and I can't understand them.
15:20Oh, damn it.
15:21The storm is interfering with the helicopter's communication system,
15:23and with the instrument failure, Jerry has not only lost his bearings,
15:26but also the bearings of the Steve Irwin, his only safe harbor.
15:27Oh, damn it.
15:28I don't see it.
15:29They're free.
15:30Mothership this is.
15:31See what?
15:32Oh, damn it.
15:33I don't see it.
15:34I don't see it.
15:35They're free.
15:36Mothership this is.
15:37See what?
15:38See what?
15:39See what?
15:40Good luck copy.
15:41See you again.
15:42Through the radio, we hear the helicopter's calling the Steve Irwin,
15:43the Steve Irwin, the Steve Irwin.
15:44Oh, damn it.
15:45The storm is interfering with the helicopter's communication system,
15:47and with the instrument failure, Jerry has not only lost his bearings,
15:49but also the bearings of the Steve Irwin, his only safe harbor.
15:52Oh, damn it.
15:53I don't see it.
15:54Mothership this is.
15:55See what?
15:56See what?
15:57I don't know.
15:58Good luck copy.
15:59See you again.
16:00Through the radio, we hear the helicopters calling the Steve Irwin,
16:01the Steve Irwin, the Steve Irwin, the Steve Irwin,
16:06and unfortunately, the communications are going really bad.
16:09That is really scary because they don't know where we are.
16:14Sea Wasp, mothership.
16:17Sea Wasp, mothership.
16:19Sea Wasp, mothership.
16:22Sea Wasp, mothership.
16:25Sea Wasp, mothership.
16:28Sea Wasp, on airbound.
16:32Sea Wasp, on airbound.
16:35Sea Wasp, afterwards.
16:43We're returning to the Steve Irwin.
16:45With communications restored,
16:47the helicopter is now enroute to the Steve Irwin.
16:54I'm relieved that the helicopter is inbound,
16:57but it means that we've lost the Nishinmaru once again.
17:00once again.
17:02That sucks.
17:04It's a bit disfilling.
17:08At this point, I feel
17:10darkness is starting to set in on this
17:12campaign.
17:18Sounds good. Did you get some rest?
17:20Yep.
17:22The crew always looks to the captain to see
17:24how the captain's reacting.
17:26I know that I need to show them that I have
17:28confidence to see it through.
17:30But at this moment, it's very difficult
17:32for me to do that.
17:42Did you see it?
17:44Yeah. What?
17:46Where is it?
17:52Look at the minky wheels, just forepressing.
17:58Right there.
18:00So cool.
18:02Oh wow.
18:04Oh my god, they're everywhere.
18:06Seeing whales brings on
18:08a lot of mixed emotions.
18:10We're kind of failing so far this year.
18:12But we're now
18:14starting to think less and less about that
18:16and just remain focused on our mission
18:18and that's to save as many
18:20whale lives as possible.
18:22Oh my gosh.
18:24There's nobody down here doing this
18:26and these whales haven't got a
18:28hope in the hell if we're not here
18:30helping them.
18:40Wow, amazing.
18:42It's at that moment
18:44I feel empowered.
18:48And that makes me more determined
18:50than ever to find the factory ship.
18:52The ship is going to get away.
18:54I'm trying to lose them again.
18:56This is really our only chance.
18:58Yeah.
19:00Oh something in front of us.
19:02Can you see it?
19:04Okay.
19:06Oh something in front of us.
19:08Can you see it?
19:10Okay.
19:12Oh something in front of us.
19:14Can you see it?
19:16Okay.
19:18Another ship.
19:20This is Sea Wasp on airband.
19:22It has a strange shape.
19:24And it does.
19:26I'll go a little bit further.
19:28Oh yeah, what's that there?
19:30Yeah, that's right.
19:32Yeah, that's right.
19:34Yeah, that's right.
19:36Yeah, that's right.
19:38Yeah, that's right.
19:40Yeah, that's right.
19:42Yeah, that's right.
19:44Yeah, that's right.
19:46Yeah, that's right.
19:48Yeah, that's right.
19:50Yeah, that's right.
19:52Oh my God.
19:54That's amazing, huh?
19:55Yeah.
19:56It's running to the above.
19:58Attention all crew.
20:00Attention all crew.
20:02The Sea Merlin helicopter has found east Maru.
20:04Has found east Maru.
20:06We are in route to intercept them.
20:10The mission Maru is sailing to the eastern edge of the storm system.
20:14If Captain Hammerstadt continues on his current course, the Bob Barker should intercept the factory ship in approximately three hours.
20:22Oh, this is the only direction they can run.
20:26They're in for a surprise.
20:28Okay, bring it up.
20:30This emotional rollercoaster of a campaign could now be coming towards its climax.
20:36It means that we have another chance to close in on the Nishinmaru, but also prove that all of the crew on board are ready to do whatever they have to do to cut this whaling season short.
20:46There's no getting away this time.
20:54The Bob Barker has plotted a course to intercept their ultimate target, the Nishinmaru.
21:00They expect to have them within visual range in two hours.
21:08Peter Hammerstadt calls a crew meeting about the impending confrontation.
21:14Operation Relentless has been far from ideal.
21:18But at the same time, the thing that we have that the whalers do not have is the creativity, the determination, and the passion of our crew.
21:28And that is what ultimately will win the battle.
21:31And the fact that we don't ever relent.
21:34Afternoon.
21:36Hello.
21:37Thanks for all of your hard work getting us to this point.
21:40It's been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster of a campaign.
21:46But none of that matters.
21:49The only hope that these whales have is of us getting on that slipway.
21:56The campaigns called Operation Relentless for a reason.
21:59Last year, the whalers were asked by the media why they were only able to kill 103 whales.
22:08What they said is that they failed because Sea Shepherd was relentless.
22:19We're going into the third round now.
22:22It doesn't matter how many times we get pushed back.
22:25No matter what we do, we're always going ahead.
22:27And we'll hit the Nishinomaru a third time.
22:30And if we lose them, then we'll go and we'll hit them a fourth time again.
22:34And when the Japanese whaling fleet sees us coming over the horizon,
22:37we're going to prove to the whaling fleet just how relentless we are.
22:47This campaign hasn't been the best.
22:49But I'm really, really proud to be here with Captain Hammerstedt.
22:53It's just that he's got a lot of weight on his shoulders and he does a tremendous job.
22:58All right, Una. Full speed.
23:00Full speed.
23:03That one's ready to go.
23:05With confrontation imminent, the deck crews prepare the small boats for battle.
23:09Our strategy relies a lot on what their behavior has been in the past.
23:14So we've taken a lot of measures with the small boat crew to hopefully get through an assault similar to what we had to endure the first time.
23:23Cable is right next to us.
23:24In their last confrontation, the Harpoon ships trailed thick steel cables in front of the Sea Shepherd vessels.
23:31Slow down a little bit.
23:32Forcing them to reduce speed or risk damaging their propellers.
23:36A single small boat team attempted to cut the cables.
23:40But were unsuccessful.
23:43This time, the Sea Shepherds have something new in store for the whalers.
23:48They'll launch a second small boat to defend their ship.
23:53And they've built a new weapon to handle the steel cable.
24:00One of our engineers has managed to modify one of the cordless grinders that we have on board with these guides on it that's going to help us to cut that cable while the boats are moving around next to it.
24:09During the last engagement, the wild movements of the cable made it impossible to cut.
24:17The new device has metal wings to help steady the cable.
24:21It's important that we're able to cut these cables and this device could well save the campaign.
24:32You will find them. Not much longer.
24:34The Sea Shepherds believe they'll intercept the Nishin Maru at any moment.
24:43Let's keep a good eye. See if they see them.
24:49See anything?
24:51No.
24:53Not yet.
25:01They're right there.
25:02You see them, Chris?
25:03I can see a Yushin.
25:05Awesome.
25:06With bare eyes?
25:07Yeah, they're right there.
25:09Nice.
25:11Good, good, good.
25:13You'll find them, Peter.
25:15Look at them.
25:17Okay, there they are.
25:19It's got to be them.
25:20Yeah.
25:21Good.
25:23Yes.
25:25Let's do it.
25:26Action stations?
25:27Yeah, action stations.
25:29Captain Hammerstadt orders the deck crew to gear up and stand prepared to launch the small boats at a moment's notice.
25:38I'm relatively certain the harpoon vessels are likely to turn and come in on the Bob Barker at any moment, but the crew on board are ready to do whatever they have to do to sever that cable.
25:50Steve, can you just stand by?
25:53We've not had word that we're actually launching the small boats, but we do know that confrontation is imminent.
25:59All set.
26:01Looking out, I can see that the sea state is quite bad. It's about two to three meters swells.
26:05So, as part of the small boat teams, I'm really thinking about what could possibly have gone wrong if we misjudged the approach, if we run over this cable, it could swing back up.
26:16You know, I could quite possibly lose my life if something went seriously wrong.
26:20They still didn't turn.
26:33It's really, really weird.
26:38They're keeping clear for the moment.
26:40Yeah, they're keeping their distance for now.
26:41Yep.
26:45Seems to be a different tactic.
26:46It was pretty apparent to me that they were waiting for something.
26:53So, you know, I knew right away, I said, these guys, they've got a plan.
26:57And it's just extremely difficult to anticipate what that plan might be.
27:05It's gonna get dark pretty soon, isn't it?
27:07Yeah, it's gonna be night.
27:13Gonna run out of light pretty soon.
27:15As I see the darkness begin to come in, the realization hits me, these harpoon vessels have been waiting for this specific moment.
27:25Trying to cut steel cable that's being trailed by a vessel faster and more maneuverable than you is very, very dangerous, even in perfect circumstances.
27:34But darkness would increase the danger of the small boat mission exponentially.
27:40Once we're in the water, it's gonna be really sketchy.
27:44Yeah. But for the moment, we gotta be prepared that we have to put them in.
27:48Peter asked me about launching the small boats in these conditions, and I thought it was pretty sketchy.
27:52And I told them, I said, one, it's dark. Two, it's around three meters, which is about nine feet.
27:59We'll have to assess it and be ready.
28:02So it's not a surprise.
28:05Yeah.
28:07Understood.
28:08These are conditions that nobody in their right mind would go out in, in these small boats.
28:13And they're asking us to go out and accomplish a mission that, it's probably about a 10 out of 10 as far as danger is concerned.
28:19Yes.
28:27They're turning bars.
28:29Yeah.
28:35They're turning.
28:37Are they trailing?
28:41Yeah.
28:43I saw a buoy. Three ship lengths, I would say.
28:45We're gonna have to launch.
28:46Phil's here.
28:50Phil, they're towing.
28:51Get ready to launch this boat.
28:52I'll do that on the way.
28:55Let's get this in quick.
28:58What I do realize is that we're running against the clock here.
29:02So we have to cut the cable before it gets pitch black.
29:06All right, let's get that boat in the water.
29:09Phil Peterson will be driving the Gemini.
29:12All right, let's do this.
29:13All right, ready?
29:14The moon ships are trailing 250 meter cables.
29:17It could literally pull somebody out of the boat.
29:19It's an extremely dangerous situation out there.
29:22Bridge deck, they're away.
29:23Fantastic, let's get the hunter in the water.
29:25Hurry up.
29:27Driving the second small boat, the hunter is Ben Janel.
29:30The worst case scenario I can think of in approaching this cable at night is you won't be able to see it and you'll simply cross on top of it and you might capsize the boat.
29:37The hunter is away.
29:38All right, perfect.
29:41The two small boats will be implementing a new strategy to combat the harpoon ships and their cables.
29:51Phil's boat will trail a line between the Bob Barker and the approaching Yushin's.
29:55They believe this will deter them from crossing the Barker's bow.
29:59If this works, the second small boat will attempt to cut the cables with the new grinder.
30:05Running over a cable could severely damage the Bob Barker's propeller.
30:10If a Yushin is allowed to cross their bow, the Sea Shepherds will be forced to slow down to avoid the line and so lose distance on the mission.
30:17Okay, they're coming in.
30:18Okay, we're ready to throw it, Phil.
30:19Let's do it.
30:20Okay, life's trailing, Phil.
30:21Hunter, Bob, please move in and try to cut the cable.
30:22Yeah, cut it out.
30:23Okay, this guy is ready.
30:24All right.
30:25Let's get it there.
30:26Do you have a headlamp up here with a red light?
30:31As the sun sets further below the horizon, this could be the Sea Shepherd's only chance to cut the cable before total darkness.
30:52Do you see it?
30:53Yep.
30:54We're about 15 meters away.
30:55Be ready.
30:56Keep your eye on the Sea Shepherd's.
30:57We're five meters.
30:58All right, we're coming in two meters.
30:59All right, get ready.
31:00Come closer.
31:01Oh no, we're losing it.
31:02Losing it.
31:03Power's..
31:04We lost it.
31:05Let's try to get there.
31:18Five meters away here.
31:212 meters away here.
31:231 meter.
31:24Okay, ready?
31:25Yeah, ready.
31:26A bit closer.
31:29Oh, you alright?
31:30Yeah.
31:31No, wait, wait, wait.
31:32Wait, wait, wait.
31:33Let me get into it.
31:34Yeah.
31:35Let's get in there.
31:36Ready?
31:37Ready?
31:38Alright.
31:39Let's get in there.
31:40Here it comes.
31:42Let's go, go, go.
31:45That cable's mine for the take-in.
31:51Cutting him.
31:52Yeah!
31:59With failing light, the small boat teams may only have one chance
32:03to cut the trailing cable of a nearby Yushin.
32:06Just hacking away at it.
32:08If they can't, the Harpoon ship will cross the Bob Barker,
32:11forcing it to slow down and lose distance on the Nishin Maru.
32:15Can you see the hunter trying to cut it?
32:17No.
32:18They're trying.
32:21I know, we're losing it, losing it.
32:24It's how we lost it.
32:26I love this chance.
32:28They're just crossing the bar of the bar right now.
32:31It's not good.
32:32I know, that's funny.
32:36Hundreds of miles away,
32:38falling temperatures have caused more ice to form around the Sam Simon.
32:43If Captain Myerson can't find a way out,
32:46they risk being blocked in, unable to manoeuvre.
32:49How are we doing?
32:54We're gonna go for this gap right over here, yeah?
32:56Yeah, straight ahead now.
33:02Is it going?
33:03Did it move out of the way?
33:04You cracked off a whole piece.
33:05Yep.
33:06It's moving.
33:07Come on, Samson.
33:08Clear.
33:091400 yards and it opens up.
33:10Really?
33:11Are you telling me we might be out of this?
33:12Right.
33:13This is good.
33:14All right.
33:15I can live with that.
33:16It was a little tense, but I think everybody worked together really well.
33:18And we eventually got clear of the ice just by continuing to go east and not getting distracted by the easy passes out.
33:28Even though it's slower that way, you know, we know that's where the open water's gonna be.
33:33And I'm pitching up.
33:34Woo!
33:35Well done, Amanda.
33:36All right, let's go down to 50 unit.
33:37Okay, pitching now.
33:38Where's that buoy?
33:39Where's that buoy?
33:40Let me know when we're clear.
33:41There it is.
33:42Okay, pitching up.
33:43Yeah, pitch up.
33:44It will lose ground.
33:45Having previously failed to slow the trailing Yushin, the Bob Barker has lost more ground on their ultimate prize than Nishin Maru.
33:49How are you guys doing with the cable cutting?
34:04Gemini, Bob Barker. Did you read that?
34:08It's hard enough to operate one of these boats in the rough seas around these ships during the daylight, but now it's getting darker out there by the minute searchlights are blind.
34:15I can't see the tops of the waves in front of me.
34:18We're still trying to defend the Bob, and we've got all these variables that we've got to contend with.
34:24It's just really bad out of here.
34:27Turn on that searchlight, Chris, and point it at the Yushin.
34:32Darkness has set in, and I realized that we have to abandon our plans of trying to cut the cable.
34:38And that means that I'm going to lose the Nishin Maru.
34:41We're starting to lose them on radar now.
34:43But I also realized that if we can continue to fight off this attack, we're able to keep the Nishin Maru running.
34:50And the only way to do that is to drop defensive lines.
34:55Dropping defensive lines or prop foulers will mean coming dangerously close to the Yushin's bow.
35:01Each rope has a chance to become entangled in the ship's propeller and disable it.
35:06Can you move to dumping line across their bow, then, instead?
35:10I don't.
35:12Copy that?
35:13You guys dictate what you're comfortable with.
35:15It's not something that I can order them to do.
35:18It's something that they have to be willing to do on their own, simply because of the danger that's involved.
35:24Fantastic, great work.
35:26Phil, Peter?
35:27Yes, Peter.
35:28Are you guys doing okay?
35:31Well, we knew the chances of this were going to be slim anyway.
35:46Yep.
35:47I agree that the small boat actions in and of in themselves are obviously not going to prevent us from losing them.
35:52The only value in it is buying time.
35:55We're chasing them out of the Ross Sea, which is the only place to whale.
35:58So the further we chase them this way, the longer it takes for them to get back down.
36:02Right.
36:03Would you guys be able to stay in for a little bit longer?
36:08Man, let's try to drop defensive lines.
36:11I've got to think about it.
36:17It's been very, very hard this year.
36:19There's been a lot of frustration on my part with Peter.
36:22Without the small boats too.
36:24There's nothing we can really do.
36:26I realized that we're all here for the common goal of shutting down whaling and saving these creatures' lives.
36:38I believe in what we're doing.
36:41These whales deserve to live in a sanctuary and to live peacefully.
36:46And if it means losing our lives to stop whaling, then so be it.
36:54Beautiful, thank you.
36:55You guys are doing a great job.
36:57We're super proud of you.
36:59Okay, let's try to get that lion across their bow.
37:02Let's do it.
37:04No lion.
37:05Coming in.
37:06We're already turning.
37:08Deploy it.
37:09Okay, let's go.
37:10Here it comes.
37:11Get ready to deploy.
37:12Hold on.
37:13Go, go, go.
37:14Deploy, deploy.
37:15Whoa.
37:16Whew, that was close.
37:17That was close.
37:18Okay, let's go.
37:19Let's go.
37:20Go, go, go.
37:21Deploy, deploy.
37:22Whoa.
37:23Whew, that was close.
37:24You guys are doing a great job, both of you.
37:26Thanks.
37:27I think they're super brave for being out in the dark like this.
37:30Oh, yeah.
37:31Courage is not the absence of fear.
37:33It's doing the right thing despite fear.
37:35That's why I think that all of my crew are incredibly brave.
37:38This is a crew that would be willing to do anything to stop whaling.
37:41And ultimately, if you show that kind of result, then finally you win.
37:45Let's try it again.
37:47Okay, I'm ready, sir.
37:48Yep.
37:49Deploy.
37:52Okay, we're going in for another approach.
37:53Deploy, go, go, go.
37:57Oh, that usually is coming further above now.
37:59Here they come.
38:01Can we get back a little bit right now?
38:02Okay.
38:0330.
38:0430.
38:05There's their line.
38:06Okay.
38:07It's good.
38:08It's good.
38:09Oh, we've lost them now.
38:12We've lost them completely?
38:13Yeah.
38:14I'm just questioning what more we can really accomplish.
38:18I think we stopped, regrouped, come up with a new plan.
38:21Yeah, I think you're right.
38:23You guys have done a tremendous effort, but we've lost the Nishin on radar now, so we're
38:27going to recover you.
38:28Okay, copy.
38:30I think what's really inspiring about the Sea Shepherd cruise that I sail with is that
38:35ordinary people are taking risks with their own lives in order to protect a species other
38:39than themselves.
38:40I really think it's the ultimate selfless act.
38:43Hello.
38:44Nice work.
38:45Well done.
38:46Well done.
38:47Relentless.
38:48It's hard to acknowledge the fact that the Nishin and Maru were able to escape us, but
38:54just being down here is a huge win.
38:57We know that with our presence we're saving the lives of so many whales, and that is something
39:01worth getting yourselves in harm's way for.
39:04I'm so proud of you guys.
39:06It's not really about how many times you get pushed back, it's how many times you continue
39:11to get back into the fight, and we end the day knowing that we gave the whalers one heck
39:16of a fight.
39:17Phil is here.
39:18Yeah, I'm here.
39:19Oh, there you go.
39:20Great job out there.
39:22Super sketchy and certainly brave for wanting to go out there, and you guys were your best
39:27chance, you know, and you took the chance, and that's admirable.
39:33Appreciate it.
39:34After hours of battling the Japanese harpoon ships, although the Nishin Maru has slipped
39:39away into the night, the dawning of a new day brings the possibility of a different
39:44chance of victory for the sea shepherds.
39:49For almost a year, they've been awaiting a verdict from the International Court of Justice.
39:55This is a big day, huh?
39:57Yeah.
39:58Alright, let's do it.
40:00The case brought by Australia is challenging the Japanese claim that the whales are being
40:05killed as part of scientific research.
40:08If the court rules in Australia's favor, the Japanese whaling program could be deemed unlawful.
40:14Today, the verdict will be announced.
40:18The court considers whether special permits granted for Jankwa-2 for purposes of scientific research.
40:26If it swings in favor of Japan, then it's going to be business as usual.
40:31Maybe it'll make things harder for us to justify what we do.
40:34If it is illegal, potentially Japan could stop whaling.
40:38This could be the end of everything right here, right now.
40:41Taking into account all the evidence.
40:52The court concludes that the special permits granted by Japan for the killing, taking and
40:58treating of whales are not for purposes of scientific research.
41:19It was a total surprise to us.
41:22I couldn't believe that it went our way.
41:25I couldn't believe that we did it.
41:27Hopefully.
41:28We just heard verdict from the International Court of Justice in The Hague, so hopefully
41:32they'll never go down there again.
41:36So it's almost a unanimous decision by all the international judges that what everybody
41:41has known for years, so it's a huge victory today for the whales, for all the efforts of
41:46Sea Shepherd all over the years.
41:48Just, it's beautiful.
41:49It's beautiful.
41:50I've been campaigning against whaling in the Antarctic for the past.
41:54Ten years, it's what I've done my entire adult life.
41:58I promised Captain Paul Watson that I would never back down until the whaling finally stopped.
42:03And at the end of the day, we now have a huge success.
42:08I'm just immensely proud of my ship's crew.
42:12I can't put it into words.
42:14There it is.
42:27It's over.
42:28We will not see another whale killed in the Southern Ocean.
42:42in the Southern Ocean!
42:56I was very happy to hear that the International Court of Justice
43:00ruled that Japanese whaling is illegal.
43:04I mean, we've been down there with them calling us
43:06pirates and criminals and eco-terrorists
43:08when we've been saying all along that they're the eco-terrorists.
43:12So, the ruling justified everything that we've been doing for the last decade.
43:17The Japanese immediately replied that they would abide by the ruling of the ICJ.
43:25But I think they want their revenge.
43:28Japan will do everything it can to continue its whaling operations.
43:35We don't know if Japan will return in December of 2014,
43:39but if they do, the Sea Shepherd's vessels will be there to intervene against them.
43:46Because we never give in,
43:49and we will never surrender.
43:50whoever surrendered.
43:51.
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