Night attack of the Yushin’s on Sea Shepherd boat
As the ship the Bob Barker was closing in on the fleeing Nisshin Maru, the floating Japanese abattoir illegally hunting whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, two harpoon vessels Yushin Maru No. 2 and Yushin Maru No. 3, turned and headed straight for the Sea Shepherd ship, Bob Barker, which was under the command of Swedish captain Peter Hammarstedt.
Great Barrier Reef at a crossroads, says UN
The way industrial projects near the Great Barrier Reef are managed will be crucial for the future preservation of the World Heritage Area, the UN’s environmental arm says. A team is currently in Australia to assess the state of the reef.
