I watched the video several times and its clear that the Ady Gil’s captain was at fault.....there is no way to spin this any other way......
THanks for posting the photo. When reports first surfaced regarding the collision, the eco-terrorists shrieked that the Japanese failed to respond to the mayday. I wondered, at the time, if that exotic boat that was rammed was taking on water slowly so that the Japanese stood off nearby in case the crew did indeed need to be rescued before their sister ship arrived. The photo you posted shows a Japanese boat indeed standing by to assist. I imagine that if the Japanese boat had immediately responded to try to rescue the crew, the eco-t’s would report being rammed, boarded, and taken hostage. And no, I am not anti whale - I used to work as a marine biologist.