Sea Shepherd bombards Japanese whalers with classical music

Fans of "Apocalypse Now" might recall as one of the movie's most vividly compelling scenes the classical song "Ride Of The Valkyries" blaring across the land as a squadron of helicopters attacks a Vietnamese village.

Fans of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's campaign against Japanese whaling in the Antarctic might be pleased to learn that Capt. Paul Watson and his crew are using the same intimidation tactic during their ceaseless pursuit and harassment of the whaling fleet.

In a video posted today by Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research, the words of a Japanese crewman do not translate into, "I love the smell of whale blood in the morning." In fact, the whalers are crying foul to the ICR, which supports the whaling effort. The ICR, in turn, has been documenting the confrontations on its website.

In the latest press release, the ICR states: "At around 15:50 February 9 the Steve Irwin approached to a near-miss (10 meters) distance from the Nisshin Maru while blaring classical music from large loudspeakers and firing a water cannon. The Bob Barker too approached the Nisshin Maru while firing a high-power green laser device. Harassment by both vessels lasted about one hour. There were neither injuries nor damage to the Japanese crews and vessels."

Naturally, the ICR condemns Sea Shepherd and its methods, just as Sea Shepherd and much of the world condemns Japan for hunting whales annually despite longstanding and widespread opposition.

-- Pete Thomas

Photo courtesy of Glenn Lockitch/Sea Shepherd

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