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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
Actually I just read the article you posted in full MMM.
In it, it claims that
"Sea Shepherd Conservation Society acts in accordance with the U.N. World Charter for Nature. This charter provides for the enforcement of international conservation law by nation states, non-governmental organizations and individuals. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is an anti-piracy organization and sinking pirate ships is sanctioned under international maritime law."
Those ships they sunk.. were apparently sanctioned by International Maritime law.
The Japanese ships of course are not pirates. But then again sea shepherd has not yet sunk any Japanese ships.
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Again, this is from THEIR website. They call whalers "pirates". You will not find the word "pirates" used other places.
Here is from Wikipedia:
Sea Shepherd claims to have sunk ten whaling ships since 1979, referring to these ships as "pirates".[14] The claimed attacks include:
1979 – the whaler Sierra rammed and sunk in Portugal;
1980 – the whalers Isba I and Isba II sunk in Vigo, Spain;
1980 – the whalers Susan and Theresa sunk in South Africa;
1986 – the whaling ships Hvalur 6 and Hvalur 7 sunk in Iceland;
1992 – the whaler Nybraena sunk in Norway;
1994 – the whaler Senet sunk in Norway;
1998 – the whaler Morild sunk in Norway.
After sinking two of these "pirate ships" the International Whaling Commission revoked Sea Shepherd's observer status. In 1994, IWC Secretary Ray Gambell stated "the IWC and all its members ardently condemn Sea Shepherd's acts of terrorism.