The fight of Green Peace organization

Amid the Greenpeace ships and Japanese hunters, a chase is taking place, sometimes like a naval battle. Since Japan launched its annual whale hunting campaign, Greenpeace members regularly make shields between hunters and prey.

That area is called the Whale Sanctuary. It is located off the Southern Ocean, a few miles south of Antarctica. On January 19, dozens of people came to join the penguins. They wore orange clothes, lying on the ice, forming a message. If viewed from above, one can read " Help prevent whaling ". They are members of GreenPeace (Hoa Binh Xanh) organization.

Green Peace members are struggling to save the whales from the hunters' hands. (Photo: GreenPeace)

On the morning of December 21, after several days of searching, the radar screen on Greenpeace's Esperanza discovered something. The members carried binoculars to climb the bridge and saw the Japanese fleet appear far away. The first is the Nisshin Maru, a factory ship specializing in whale meat cutting, followed by 3 hunting ships. The hull of the ship was slender to achieve high speed, and the bow was stunned by the gun. Each tuberculosis weighs 40 kg, with grenades attached to the head.

Immediately the members lowered the cano into the water and prepared for the encounter. Alain was amazed at the sight of the slender canoes daring to challenge the giant Japanese whaling boats. His canoe approached the tail of such a ship. Sailors on the ship sprayed water to scare them away. On the train, the speakers emitted pre-ordered calls that required the hunter to stop all activities. Not too far away, the Nisshin Maru's ribs were net with the blood of chopped whales on the deck. A hunting ship is approaching the factory ship to deliver the hunted spoils. At that time on the Esperanza, the intervention decision was made. Captain Frank let the ship block the path of the hunting ship. During the operation, a cano was caught between the waves of whaling boats and the Esperanza should capsize, throwing the crew down into the cold waters. Add to that a ship crash but fortunately there was no significant damage.

The first day of hardship did not deter GreenPeace members. The next morning they set a new strategy. With a powerful fire pump on a canoe, they will create a water curtain right in front of the hunting ship, so the hunters will not be able to shoot accurately. That tactic proved to be very effective. For hours, eco-soldiers swarmed between hunting ships and prey, trying to predict where the hunted whales would surface. One was shot. According to Alain, it took 4 shots to finish him off after he got hit. On the deck of the yushin Maru, a sign with the words " GreenPeace, barbaric pirates " was found.

That dangerous cat-and-mouse game is interrupted by bad weather conditions, making the GreenPeace unable to put canoes into the water. Within 10 days, the Japanese hunting fleet stopped working to move to a more remote area. The GreenPeace continued to pursue but it was not easy in the thick fog and in the whale hunting area twice the size of the United States.

This year Japan decided to increase the fishing level to overcome the 935 whales, especially rorqual, the smallest of the 13 large whales for hunting until the 1970s, but is at risk. muscle extinction. Although there was an agreement to prohibit commercial hunting in 1986 , Japan continued to rely on a provision in the agreement to hunt whales for scientific purposes. This is a screen covering commercial purposes and according to GreenPeace, the whale meat trade has brought Japan $ 52 million in 2005. Many of the whales caught in the Antarctic waters have been Inside Japanese restaurants, processed into sushi. Even before international authorities, Japan still did not back down. In June 2005, despite the protests of the International Whale Commission, Tokyo remained determined to maintain its goal. Many are concerned that Japan will imitate Norway, the only country that allows commercial whaling. Iceland is also often condemned as a law to catch whales under scientific guise.

In the morning of January 5, the GreenPeace group found their goal again. The game continues, more and more violent, more dangerous, the consequences of rising anger on both sides. A lot of times the cano of an ecological group lies in front of the sight of a javelin gun. On January 14, a javelin rushed just 1 meter above the head of the group. When the hunter pulled back, a member fell into the water. The GreenPeace team decided not to take any further measures. A few days earlier, a collision had seriously damaged the group's Artic Sunrise.

That day, the hunter hit the target, but the whale was injured. The javelin had slipped on its back, creating a deep wound. So the ecological group stopped interfering. It is better for the hunter to finish the job. It took him 1 hour and 5 consecutive shots to do that. The rope was collected, pulling the fish back to the ship.

Alain recounted: "The fish is still alive. It struggles, the tail smashes into the walls of the ship and the red sea water. I have no words to describe the scene taking place only 20 meters away from us. The death rush. of the animal lasts 25 minutes, because they can't finish it with a shot, so they let it drown . ".