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February 11, 2007 · about 19 years ago

Japanese whaler and protest ship collide

An anti-whaling group’s boat collided twice with a Japanese whale-spotting vessel in Antarctic waters today, tearing a three-foot gash in the protest ship, the Sea Shepherd conservation group said. The Japanese ship Kaiko Maru issued a distress signal after the clash, but had not responded to Sea Sh

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An anti-whaling group’s boat collided twice with a Japanese whale-spotting vessel in Antarctic waters today, tearing a three-foot gash in the protest ship, the Sea Shepherd conservation group said.

The Japanese ship Kaiko Maru issued a distress signal after the clash, but had not responded to Sea Shepherd’s offer of help, said the group’s founder, Paul Watson.

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