Anti-whalers pursue Japan fleet
Date: 27-Dec-08
Country: JAPAN
Author: Helen Long
In a statement on its website, the U.S.-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society said its ship, the Steve Irwin, had forced the Japanese whaling fleet into waters off the Ross Dependency.
Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research has accused Sea Shepherd of "eco-terrorism" and of ramming its vessel the Kaiko Maru during a protest action last Friday.
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