Ady Gil sinks after whaling skirmish

Australian Broadcasting Corporation ^ | January 8, 2010

[LonePalm]

I watched the video. At the beginning of the video the Ady Gil was roughly abeam of the Shonen Maru #2.

The Ady Gil was the stand on vessel and had a duty to maintain its course and speed. It also had a duty to attempt to avoid a collision without regard to the actions of the Shonen Maru #2.

The Ady Gil increased its speed and maneuvered to close the Shonen Maru #2. When it did so, it gave away its rights as to right-of-way. At that point, being the more maneuverable vessel, the Ady Gil became the burdened vessel and was required to maneuver away from the Shonen Maru #2.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[astyanax]

No, I think YOU made it a race issue.
"These Japanese are complete barbarians..."
"...so you get a real taste of how barbaric the Japanese are."
"You are dealing with maniacs."
"...the huns of our time, the Japanese."
"The Japanese make the mongols look like cheerleaders."
Please continue to flaunt your ignorance in all things regarding:
1) Whales
2) the Japanese

[crazydad]

This is true. Words of wisdom from a dedicated carnivor.

[nevergore]

Hardly....read his/fer posts.....

They are very anti-Jap and less pro-whale...

[astyanax]

"They are very anti-Jap and less pro-whale..."
Concur. Check out my comment right before yours.

[top 2 toe red]

You are assuming that I eat hamburger?

[top 2 toe red]

I also kill and eat them.

I don't.

[top 2 toe red]

Uh huh, yep...you are so 'quick' that I needed to tag my reply with one of the, "how did you say it?"...oh, yeah -a weaklings tool...a condescending sarcasm tag.

I was gently pointing out that your lamely jejune whale huggers...

heh heh heh...;-) was neither clever or insulting.

;^) sarc/

...oops...I almost forgot that pesky tag again!

[muawiyah]

It's not "depend on", but "who require".

Not everyone is like the tropical vegetarians that swarm around this planet. Real men NEED the high iron content flesh of sea mammals.

[OldDeckHand]

"Are hunters also scum? "

Hunters are not scum, but poachers are. There is a world-wide whaling ban, with some limited exceptions. The Japanese are taking what they wish to take, international law be damned. The Japanese aren't hunting, they're poaching. I hate poachers.

[OldDeckHand]

"It’s not illegal."

It is illegal. There has been a worldwide whaling ban FOR ALL WHALE SPECIES in effect since 1982, as instituted by the IWC. If we expect Iran and North Korea to abide by international treaties and UN Resolutions, then we should expect the same from Japan. Start reading before you accuse others of emoting.

[GonzoGOP]

Real men NEED the high iron content flesh of sea mammals.

BULL
No seriously that is a source of high iron meat. And to be blunt one high iron content red meat is as good as another. There is nothing particularly unique about whale meat that is going to cause death if substituted with beef. So why don't you and your "REAL MEN" buddies put down your copy of Playgirl and go read a book on nutrition.

[muawiyah]

USDA does not agree with you. After thousands of years ~ probably tens of thousands of years ~ the people and animals adapted to life in polar regions are also adapted to eating a very high iron diet. This includes seals, reindeer, polar bear, and so on ~ for example: http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/ethnic-foods/8081/2

[muawiyah]

Concerning "one meat is as good as another" is simply not true. Seal has about 25 times as much iron per ounce as beef, and reindeer is usually at least 3 times as much, and sometimes much more per ounce.

Baleen whales feed primarily in far Northern and far Southern waters where krill abound. People in the far North are well adapted to eating whales.

The Japanese have among their number a small percentage of Northern adapted people ~ which is why virtually all Eskimos are easily mistaken for Japanese.

If you want the polar market what you need to do is breed some high iron content cows.

[muawiyah]

There are exceptions for native subsistance hunting. You may be thinking of the ignorant attempt to prohibit the hunting and consumption of seals by anyone but Danish Eskimos.

[elkfersupper]

They have more offspring because they are being bred and raised by humans to do so.

So they can be eaten.

Thanks for making my case.

[elkfersupper]

But here’s a video that makes it look like the Japanese intentionally veered over to hit the Ady Gil:

Good for them.

I would plow under or over any kook screwing with my livelihood.

[elkfersupper]

these creatures do not have more children *because* they are eaten by humans.

Forgot to mention in my previous post - please do not call the progeny of these creatures "children".

They are calves, just like the progeny of cow, buffalo and elk.

"Children" needs to be reserved as a designation for human offspring.

[mamelukesabre]

Better quit calling children “kids” then.

[elkfersupper]

Blue Whales.......1,150 - 4,500 You think that's not "endangered"

I have to adapt to my environment, they should do the same.