The guy is insane. He said, "If you are not ready to die for these animals, you should not be on this ship".
I really think this guy misses the point of the food chain. I would never put my life before an animal. My family and my Country yes..... but a whale....wow.
Well they are pirates in my opinion and need to be treated as such, the ship discredits the memory of Steve Irwin.
Ramming a ship is the same as firing upon it, its a act of aggression and legally can be defended. I would put a nice 20mm cannon on deck and see how far they go.
They were going into a ice field and had no experience to do so. Endangering themselves and the rescuers that would come to save them.
The one idiot on the wheel couldn't associate true bearings with turning right or left. If you dont understand that 090 is east, 180 is south, 270 is west and 000 is north then you have no business being on that bridge.
They all hang around on the bridge and BS, there is no respect for the navigation of the ship or the laws they must follow, they also didnt have their running lights on. I have also seen photos of the ship with no registered flag flying, except for a jolly roger on the bow.
On a botched attempt to board a Jap ship from 5 miles away using 2 zodiacs, one boat didnt have their radio (sat phone) on and the other was going across the wake and one chick broke her pelvis. And one of the deckhands broke his thumb trying to get the boats back on board.
I would laugh if it wanst so sad.
A sat phone isnt a good primary source of comunication.