[Sangetsu]

According to a statement from the skipper of the Steve Irwin, the Ady Gil (little speed boat) was deliberately rammed by the Japanese whaling ship. The statement said that the Ady Gil was trying to back out of path of the ship when it was hit.

Unfortunately for the Steve Irwin and the Ady Gil, the video shot from the Japanese ship shows that the Ady Gil was not backing up, and was in fact accelerating into the path of the ship. The video proves the skippers of both the Steve Irwin and the Ady Gil are liars, and deliberately ran their boat in front of the whaling ship to provoke an incident.

Such an action is inexcusable, and it shows that the Sea Shepherd group is dishonest and without integrity.