UK Ocean Defence Newswire Archive
Planktos Ocean Dumping Scheme Defeated by Anti-Whalers
16-02-2008 17:22
Sea Shepherd Launches Operation Migaloo II
13-02-2008 21:19
Sea Shepherd Getting Ready to Return to the Whale Wars
08-02-2008 00:06
The objective in returning to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is to stop whaling activities for another three to four weeks and to keep the Japanese whalers on the run, wasting fuel and further exposing their illegal poaching activities to the rest of the world.Whale Slaughter Resumes as Sea Shepherd Prepares to Refuel in Melbourne
01-02-2008 10:01
Sea Shepherd: Greenpeace should Refuel and Continue harassment of Whaling Fleet
27-01-2008 10:38
DC Protest For Sea Shepherd Hostages Video
18-01-2008 22:10
Yesturday, activists from NYC banded together with activists from Washington D.C. to protest the kidnapping and hostage taking of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society members Giles Lane (UK) and Benjamin Potts (Australia). At the end of yesterday's protest activists received the call: The Sea Shepherd heroes had just been released.Lack of Cooperation May Kill the Whales
18-01-2008 19:36
"With "allies" like the Australian government and Greenpeace, it is becoming increasing difficult to keep the Japanese fleet from killing whales," said Captain Paul Watson. "Australian Customs deliberately led us away from the fleet and Greenpeace is guarding the coordinates like the crown jewels to prevent us re-locating the fleet."Sea Shepherd Hostages Return Back to Steve Irwin
18-01-2008 19:32
NYC Protest for Sea Shepherd Hostages
17-01-2008 20:38
Activists braved the cold of New York City today to protest yesterday's kidnapping of Giles Lane and Benjamin Potts by an illegal Japanese whaling ship. They were released earlier today to the Ocean Viking (Australia's ship).Whalers Hands Activists Over To Australia's Ship
17-01-2008 19:00
The activists -- Australian Benjamin Potts, 28, and Briton Giles Lane, 35 -- were detained Tuesday after boarding the harpoon ship to protest Japan's whaling programme. They were handed over to Austrialia's 'Ocean Viking' earlier today.Sea Shepherd demo, Barcelona
17-01-2008 17:23
Antarctic Whale Hunt Shut Down + Embassy Demo
17-01-2008 16:34
"All whaling activities have come to a halt," said Captain Paul Watson from onboard the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s ship Steve Irwin. No whales have been killed since January 11th.Australia to intercede in Safe Return of Sea Shepherd activists
17-01-2008 14:18
After two days being held hostage on the Yushin Maru No 2, two Sea Shepherd anti-whaling activists may be returned within the next day to the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin by the authorisation of the Australian Government to use the Customs and Fisheries patrol vessel Oceanic Viking as an intermediary.Whalers threaten to take activists to Japan
16-01-2008 23:34
"Using hostages to make demands is the hallmark of terrorism and Sea Shepherd has no interest in negotiating with terrorist groups," said Captain Paul Watson. "The hostages must be released unconditionally."Sea Shepherd Solidarity Protest at Japanese Embassy, Berlin
16-01-2008 22:06
Shepherd crew members taken hostage on 15 January by the Japanese
Whaling Fleet.
For updates, see www.seashepherd.org
Sea Shepherd Crew Remain Hostages On The Japanese Whaling Ship
16-01-2008 19:46
ABOARD THE STEVE IRWIN - 16 January 2008 -- 0500 GMTTwenty-four hours later, Sea Shepherd crew members Giles Lane from the U.K. and Benjamin Potts from Australia remain hostages on the Yushin Maru No. 2.
Whalers Make Demands Over Hostages
16-01-2008 02:17
"The Institute of Cetacean Research is acting like a terrorist organization," said Steve Irwin’s 1st Officer Peter Brown. "Here they are taking hostages and making demands. Our policy is that we don’t respond to terrorist demands."Video of Sea Shepherd Activists Taken Hostage
16-01-2008 01:01
The Japanese harpoon vessel Yushin Maru No. 2 has taken two Sea Shepherd volunteer crew members hostage. Benjamin Potts 28, an Australian citizen and Giles Lane, 35, a citizen of Great Britain are being held hostage onboard the whaling vessel. Both men were assaulted and then tied to the railings of the whaler. They were then moved and tied to the radar mast by the whalers.Sea Shepherd considering rescue mission
16-01-2008 00:50
Mr Watson said his crew would consider a rescue mission if the men were not returned to his craft. "It is always a possibility. I mean, we do have a reputation for being aggressive. We are non-violent, we have never injured anybody, but we are certainly not afraid of taking aggressive measures," Mr Watson said.Embassy Demo for kidnapped Sea sheperd Crew
15-01-2008 19:39
Demonstration outside the Japanese Embassy in London to demand the release of the Sea Shepherd hostages and to demand a halt to the Whale Slaughter.