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00:00There is war in the Southern Ocean.
00:06Sea Shepherd, an environmental organization led by Captain Paul Watson,
00:11tries by all means to put an end to the Japanese whalers' activities.
00:15The activists believe that the whalers are violating the ban on commercial whaling.
00:21The whalers, however, argue that they are only collecting samples for scientific purposes.
00:26Both parties feel they are in the right.
00:28The environmentalists are prepared to do anything, even if it could cost them their lives.
00:37Last time at Whale Wars.
00:39The Japanese whalers may use acoustic weapons against us.
00:46LRAD, Long Range Acoustic Device.
00:50This will bring you down immediately.
00:52A harpoon ship on the starboard side and one behind us.
01:00They're pretty close.
01:04I would like to see the fleet's factory ship on the seabed.
01:10We are surrounded.
01:11What is that guy doing?
01:15They have sonic cannons.
01:19We are here to stop them, no matter what.
01:22While the Steve Irwin pursues the Nishinmaru, it is itself caught in a pincer movement by two harpoon ships.
01:43Has anyone seen the acoustic stuff?
01:52Although the Japanese whalers are equipped with acoustic weapons, the Sea Shepherds want to continue their operations.
01:58Now we get the dinghies ready.
02:05The hardest thing of all is getting dressed.
02:10That will scare them off.
02:14Are you looking at the rear?
02:17Is anyone there?
02:18They didn't throw anything into the water.
02:33Although the whalers are well prepared for another attack, Captain Paul Watson does not deviate from his course.
02:40How far away is it?
02:42At the beginning of the shift three nautical miles, now 1.5.
02:48Time for a little action.
02:51Time for a little action.
03:18The Sea Shepherds are making final preparations for an attack on the Japanese.
03:48We've been following the Nishin Maru for 20 hours and we're catching up.
03:59We're about half a nautical mile behind. The helicopter will be ready in 20 minutes.
04:05The ships of the Japanese whaling fleet have surrounded the Steve Irwin.
04:13The Nishin Maru is half a nautical mile ahead of the Steve Irwin.
04:16Close behind her are the two harpoon ships of the whalers.
04:19Our Wip escort.
04:32Today we are using the helicopter and the inflatable boats to make life difficult for them.
04:38The Sea Shepherds sail under the Dutch flag.
04:44Therefore, the crew must comply with instructions from the Dutch government, which prohibit them from
04:49Throwing objects from the deck of the Steve Irwin onto the whalers' ships.
04:52Captain Paul Watson therefore wants the Delta to be the first to attack the Nishin Maru with butyric acid bottles.
05:07Butyric acid smells like rancid butter.
05:10This makes the whale meat inedible.
05:12They certainly won't hurt anyone, but it's still pretty unpleasant.
05:16At the same time, the Gemini is supposed to throw out a special rope with foam floats in front of one of the harpoon boats in order to disable the ship's propeller.
05:28Jamming a ship's propeller can completely disable a ship. This would be a significant blow to the fleet.
05:46They are now bringing the Delta to the railing.
05:50Captain Watson has thought of a code word as the order for the attack.
05:55When I say Torah, Torah, Torah, throw yourself.
06:01Instead of saying it openly over the radio, the attack order is now Tora, Tora, Tora.
06:07The coded command is probably not very surprising.
06:13Because Tora, Tora, Tora was used by the Japanese during the attack on Pearl Harbor to communicate the success of the operation.
06:24The boat teams are ready for action. They are receiving additional air support from helicopter pilot Chris Altman.
06:37But before the helicopter is ready for takeoff, the high waves thwart the pilot's plans.
06:58Something fell overboard. A nut?
07:00Two nuts fell into the sea because the mechanics did not properly secure their tools.
07:13But luckily the men have more than just one set with them and can complete the preparations.
07:17The helicopter is ready. Now we'll spend the next six or seven hours watching from the air as the teams in the inflatable boats perform.
07:34In heavy waves, it is extremely difficult to launch a helicopter from the deck.
07:44Chris Altman believes that a small change in the ship's course would make the launch much easier.
07:54Big waves, huh? Is that a problem?
07:56We'll roll a little, about 15 or 20 degrees. We'll have to deviate slightly from the course for two minutes, but as soon as I'm in the air, you can immediately return to the old course.
08:16As the two discuss the exact alignment of the Steve Irwin, the waves become even larger.
08:21The whole rear was suddenly gone.
08:31Is stomping better?
08:32Yes, we roll quite a bit.
08:35Let's see how it goes.
08:39I don't want to wait until it gets worse.
08:45We start the engines and then we'll manage to roll.
08:49All you have to do is turn to take off.
08:51How long do you stay in the air?
08:56Six, seven hours. Until Paul says enough is enough.
09:02Paul says you can start.
09:05Two more minutes.
09:09They then speak over the radio.
09:17It's going to be rough, but for now we're still strapped in.
09:21Here comes a big one. I hate this.
09:32When the high seas calm down for a moment, Chris Oldman gets the helicopter ready for takeoff and makes final preparations for his observation flight.
09:40That's much better, but we're not quite done yet. Right now, we're still rolling too fast.
09:54Chris Oldman is scheduled to make one final reconnaissance flight before the boats are deployed.
09:58The anticipation among the crew was enormous when the Nishimaru was finally in sight.
10:12All everyone thought about was how to stop them somehow.
10:15But it is not only the Sea Shepherds who have prepared for the confrontation in the Southern Ocean.
10:34The Japanese whalers were also not idle.
10:37The entire Flens deck is shielded with nets.
10:45This protection against projectiles thwarts all of the Sea Shepherds' strategic plans.
10:50They've prepared. There are nets on both sides. It's difficult to throw anything onto the deck.
11:08Pretty big water cannon on the port side.
11:10I don't think they'll attack us first. But maybe they'll use those L-Rats.
11:22The L-Rats or sonic cannons can be used for communication over long distances.
11:28But they also serve as effective weapons by emitting an extremely loud signal.
11:38I think I can see the L-Rat on the port side.
11:40The gray thing lying there. And three men are standing ready to use it.
11:51Pedro, I confirm an L-Rat on the port side. Directly aft of the gangway.
12:00After ten seconds, I could clearly see that they had responded to our attacks.
12:10The suspicions were confirmed. The whalers have sonic cannons on board.
12:25We now know for sure that there's an L-Rat on the port side. Do you have earplugs?
12:30Captain Watson plans two parallel attacks.
12:41The Delta is to throw butyric acid bottles at the Nishinmaru, while the Gemini is to disable the Yushinmaru with a special line.
12:48The so-called propfowler is supposed to get caught in the ship's propeller and thus render the harpoon boat harmless.
12:56This is the newest model we have ever used.
13:08This stuff is harder than steel and should even be able to stop a warship.
13:14This 30-meter line could end whaling for this season.
13:18Andy, Molly and Steve race off on the Delta towards Nishinmaru.
13:37This is our day.
13:39Shortly afterwards, Simon, Dan, Lawrence and Richard take off in the Gemini to block the Yushinmaru's propeller.
13:51Gemini in the water.
13:58The crew members know how dangerous the sonic cannons can be for them during this operation and approach their target with caution.
14:09Delta, you can attack the Nishinmaru now.
14:17You have no idea if they're using the military version of the L-Rats and what will happen.
14:29From close up, the Delta crew can see that there are no L-Rats in operation on the Nishinmaru.
14:39Meanwhile, the team in Gemini is waiting for the captain's secret code word.
14:47We are waiting for instructions.
14:50Say Torah, Torah, Torah.
14:54Yes, Gemini. Torah, Torah, Torah. Do you copy?
15:00Got it. Is that the code word?
15:06Yes, for butyric acid.
15:12Prepare the bottles.
15:17The crew was actually supposed to try to disable the Yushinmaru's propeller.
15:21But during the briefing, the team members apparently didn't listen very carefully.
15:36I tried to dodge the water cannons so we could throw the stuff onto the ship.
15:42I tried to disable the Yushinmaru's propeller.
16:12and haven't been able to use the Yushinmaru's propeller for the last few days because it smells so bad.
16:16That was a great feeling.
16:29Ask if they've cast the line.
16:35Did you eject the thing?
16:36No, they throw bottles.
16:44Why don't they throw the thing out like they should?
16:48Did I perhaps express myself unclearly?
16:51Nobody said anything about butyric acid.
16:56Where is Dan?
16:59In the dinghy.
17:00Dan is in the boat?
17:01Great.
17:07There was a misunderstanding with Dan and I didn't even know he was in the boat.
17:14Get Dan on the radio for me.
17:17Gemini, Gemini, Steve Irwin.
17:18Did you do what you were supposed to?
17:28Yes.
17:31No.
17:31Was that Torah, Torah, Torah?
17:36We are waiting for orders.
17:37That was the order.
17:41I couldn't have said it more clearly.
17:47What should we do now?
17:52Do what you should do.
17:55Understood.
17:55A harpoon ship is on the starboard side.
18:12As the whalers' harpoon boats get closer, the crew has major problems communicating between the dinghies and the Steve Irwin.
18:20The Gemini crew clearly did not follow Captain Paul Watson's instructions.
18:31There was a small misunderstanding between me and Paul.
18:34I thought we should throw butyric acid bottles.
18:40Do what you should do.
18:47Sit back down. Now we'll cast the line.
18:50To disable the ship's propeller, the timing of the action must be one hundred percent perfect.
19:06The ship was driving away through the ice, so we had to find a gap somewhere.
19:10Chris told us from the helicopter where the open water was so we could drop the line.
19:29In 20 seconds you will reach open water.
19:31Suddenly I saw a small gap and I thought this might be our only chance.
19:48And now we move on, that could be it.
19:49This may be the only chance we get.
20:19They cast the rope, but unfortunately not very well. It was probably way too early.
20:41They messed it up.
20:45You can try again with the second harpoon ship.
20:49But the element of surprise is gone. You shouldn't drive out there to see the area.
21:02The Gemini crew's attempt was a failure. Now they must try to find the expensive line in the water.
21:08The line was floating in the water, but the floats are white and the line is blue. So it wasn't easy to find it.
21:21The Sea Shepherds eventually find the Probfowler, but the rescue proves difficult.
21:38The leash is nicely tangled. That's its job, after all.
21:58The boys tried to pull her down.
22:10Faut, what's going on.
22:11How are things going for you?
22:20We collect our gift again.
22:23If the leash doesn't get caught, you can try again.
22:36But the crew has difficulty getting the line off the iceberg.
22:40Is it too risky if I jump onto the iceberg?
22:48I was sure that the iceberg could support my weight.
22:59I don't think he realized how dangerous it was.
23:04If he had fallen into the water, he would have been completely hypothermic by the time we got back to the ship.
23:10I just wanted to set foot in Antarctica once. And besides, it would give me a chance to get the tangled rope off the iceberg.
23:40The Gemini crew loses valuable time recovering the propfouler.
23:53Meanwhile, the delta is approaching the Nishimaru.
23:59Attack the Nishimaru now.
24:05Let's see if I can somehow get through the nets. Ice-cold water is shooting out of the water cannons, but we'll try anyway.
24:22The dreaded L-Rats are nowhere to be seen.
24:30Therefore, the Delta crew approaches the huge factory ship of the Japanese whaling fleet.
24:34The Nishimaru is 130 meters long and displaces 8,000 tons.
24:45And we are sitting in a 6.5 meter long inflatable boat.
24:48Before we started, we were told that the water cannons weren't that powerful.
25:04But with the Nishimaru things were quite different.
25:20The water cannons prevent the Sea Shepherds from throwing butyric acid bottles at the Japanese ship.
25:25Only the bug seems to be unsecured.
25:55It was like throwing something at the Empire State Building.
26:06Have you already landed a hit?
26:12No success so far.
26:17Captain Paul Watson decides to change tactics.
26:20The Gemini crew will support their colleagues in the Delta and also travel to Nishimaru.
26:25The crew members should try to hit the Nishimaru's slipway with the butyric acid bottles.
26:49But the whalers are also prepared for this project.
26:52This year they have water cannons.
26:57Tons of water crash onto the boat like bricks.
27:05You get a good beating there.
27:07Dan wanted to get close to Zeck so Richard could clean up the slide.
27:26But then the Sea Shepherds find themselves right in the firing line.
27:29The cameraman is knocked over. His eye is bleeding.
27:48We'll be back. Let the doctor know.
27:51Okay, let's do it.
28:00Suddenly the jet of water became incredibly powerful.
28:04That was really brutal.
28:06He had no chance against that.
28:08I drove back.
28:14Tim's nose was bleeding and his face was bright red.
28:17He looked like he had gotten into a fight.
28:24The remaining crew members don't want to take any risks and immediately bring the injured cameraman back to Steve Irwin.
28:30He was hit by a water cannon. His eye is bruised.
28:46I heard over the radio that a crew member is bleeding from his eye.
28:53And the worst scenarios immediately pop into your head.
28:57And you imagine the most serious injuries.
29:00Let's see if we can get him up the ladder. Can he move?
29:10The cameraman first has to get from the dinghy onto the Steve Irwin to receive medical attention.
29:20We're down to twelve knots. Can he make it over the ladder?
29:26Yes, looks good.
29:30Bringing someone from an inflatable boat onto the ship via the ladder is very risky.
29:38The ship and the boat are moving and the sea is completely unpredictable.
29:42But there is no other way to get people on board.
29:45While Tim Wheeler can now be treated, the Gemini races back towards Nishinmaru.
30:07You weren't wearing glasses, were you? You were hit from the front.
30:14Yes, it really threw me backwards.
30:16It was a huge column of water. Like a baseball bat hitting me in the face.
30:33The water jet is extremely powerful.
30:36But the cameraman seems to have been lucky again.
30:43A few millimeters off and he could have lost his eye.
30:48Meanwhile, the Gemini has almost caught up with the Nishinmaru again.
31:00The crew should try the propfowler again.
31:30That would be victory for us.
31:35If you hit the propeller, the ship is finished.
31:42What does the ice look like in front of us?
31:45Follow me.
31:51This is our chance.
31:58You'll be ready soon.
32:00Right in front of the bow.
32:28You got it.
32:30I can't see her anywhere.
32:40We cast the line perfectly and it didn't come back up.
32:49The gift has been handed over and it looks good.
32:53But the ship is still moving.
33:19Is it slowing down?
33:23Hard to say.
33:26But the line didn't come up.
33:28They're still fast.
33:37They're still fast.
33:46How fast is the Nishinmaru?
33:5014 knots.
33:5114 knots.
33:5614 knots.
33:5714 nodes, copy.
33:58Where is the thing?
33:59The Sea Shepherds must assume that they lost their secret weapon in the operation.
34:09The thing must be stuck somewhere.
34:17Ask for a warehouse report.
34:23What does it look like?
34:26I'll get back to you right away.
34:28I'll come back a second time.
34:31Yes, stood up.
34:33There she is.
34:36Oh, fuck.
34:37Oh man.
34:39But that's not all.
34:45We are currently pulling some of it out of the water.
34:48Just a part?
34:52Yes.
34:57The leash cannot break.
35:01I thought it couldn't break.
35:05But apparently the screw did cut the line.
35:10Must be a very hungry propeller.
35:12I ask if they can try again.
35:27Are you continuing?
35:30Yes, we'll be back there soon.
35:35Just see what is possible.
35:42If it's okay with you, we'll hand over the gift now.
36:00This is a firm.
36:01Yes, thanks.
36:09Danger.
36:09They just missed some really big chunks of ice, just barely.
36:20Finally throw.
36:31Once again the line misses the ship and the Sea Shepherds have to pull the propfowler out of the water.
36:37Is the ship still moving?
36:42It stopped.
36:45They stopped immediately.
36:54They grab the rope with a grappling hook.
36:56What about the Gemini?
37:05What is the situation?
37:09We delivered the gift, but they fished it out of the water.
37:16I didn't understand anything.
37:18Was the campaign successful?
37:19No, they fished it out of the water with a hook.
37:32Is it gone?
37:34Now they have the gift.
37:40You can now use it against us.
37:43Now the Japanese whalers can take revenge on their attackers at any time.
37:51The Sea Shepherds could be beaten at their own game.
37:58I have to go back to the ship.
38:01The helicopter's fuel supplies are running low.
38:05Chris Altman can no longer support the Gemini crew.
38:07It looks like this.
38:12The helicopter is gone and the Yushin Maru is heading into thicker ice.
38:16Either we go back to Steve Irwin or we try again.
38:23We still have butyric acid.
38:26The Gemini crew is eager to achieve success before returning to the Steve Irwin.
38:39Therefore, she launches another attack on the harpoon ship.
38:42But this time the whalers attack first.
39:00With improvised projectiles.
39:07One landed in the boat.
39:12They wanted to hit and hurt us with it.
39:17Now we know what they're shooting at us with.
39:45These are large brass screw nuts.
39:47Lawrence was hit in the face.
39:51Did he have his face mask down?
39:57Who can stand that?
40:01They seem to be throwing massive metal parts.
40:04When we throw something at their ship, we never count on people.
40:12But they deliberately shot only at the crew members and therefore made no attempt to avoid injuries.
40:18They throw everything they find.
40:27The projectiles could easily have caused eye injuries or broken bones in the face.
40:34Each of us has been hit by a nut once or twice.
40:41We have now collected enough evidence in the boat.
40:46You only throw them to hurt someone.
40:53Not exactly a non-violent response to a non-violent action.
40:56This attack with the metal objects showed how violent the whalers are.
41:05It doesn't look good.
41:15We should bring the boats back, the weather is changing.
41:20Captain Watson fears that a so-called whiteout could occur.
41:24No contrasts or contours can be seen anymore and the horizon seems to disappear.
41:32We see the major weather systems, but we can never fully understand them.
41:35The weather may be wonderful and 20 minutes later a snowstorm hits and the temperatures drop rapidly.
41:46The change in weather poses a great danger for the small inflatable boats.
41:52Delta, come back to the ship.
41:54Within 15 minutes, weather conditions can change completely 180 degrees.
42:10You think the weather is going to get worse.
42:12And the next moment it's already really bad.
42:14Gemini, come back to the ship.
42:26One second.
42:32Should we wave to the boys a little more?
42:34The crew of the Gemini defies the captain's clear orders and heads once again towards the bow of the Yushinmaru.
42:53I need to have a serious talk with them.
43:03Do we still have visual contact?
43:06Not on this page.
43:08Visibility is rapidly deteriorating.
43:10The Gemini crew put themselves in great danger with this action.
43:36Next time at Whale Wars.
43:38Gemini, this is Steve Irwin.
43:40Gemini, we can't hear you.
43:48The Yushinmaru is interfering with the signal.
43:54They're seven miles behind.
43:55Then they should step on the gas.
43:58The Gemini continued to fall behind.
44:00With every minute the gap grew larger.
44:06They suddenly came out of the fog.
44:09What's going on there?
44:13Have you seen the Gemini?
44:15We couldn't catch up with them.
44:17But they are away from us.
44:17That's what's going on there, what they are.
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