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Watson and several other shipmates were also unable to join the Steve Irwin on its promotional tour of Australia until they were able to provide documentation from the governments of the United States, Canada and Norway, exonerating them from previously claimed acts of violence, specifically claims by Sea Shepherd of intentionally sinking a ship in Norway. The vessel was sliced in half, and later sank. "[54][55][56][57] David Hinckley of the New York Daily News wrote: "Because the cameras obviously operate from the conservation ship named the Sea Shepherd and, for this voyage, also called the Steve Irwin we get all the drama on this side and virtually none on the other. Where we are, we cannot close in on them. The Australian Foreign Affairs Department had condemned "actions by crew members of any vessel that cause injury". Watson is then shown reaching inside his jacket and bullet-proof vest and remarking "I've been hit." As Watson explained the incident, "We were in the process of blocking the transfer from the Yshin Maru No. The red notice has the charges issued by Japan as, "Breaking into the Vessel, Damage to Property, Forcible Obstruction of Business, Injury". On January 15, 2008, after attempting to entangle the whaling vessel's propeller and throwing containers of butyric acid onto the decks,[8] two Sea Shepherd members, Benjamin Potts and Giles Lane, from the Sea Shepherd vessel MYSteve Irwin boarded the Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru No. . "[101][102], In October 2009, Watson, who carries a US passport,[103] complained to media outlets about having his request for an Australian visa denied. [28] Watson also was a co-founder of Friends of the Wolf and Earthforce Environmental Society. An Interpol red notice was issued on September 14, 2012, at the request of Japan and Costa Rica. Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd says Japan's use of military-grade technology to track its ships has ended its attempts to stop the Southern Ocean whale hunt. On September 20, 2012 Paul Watson began marshaling resources for another campaign named 'Zero Tolerance', which was launched in November 2012 and lasted into March 2013. Crew members of the other ship accused Sea Shepherd of trying to kill them. [5], On November 6, 2014 Animal Planet announced a special three-part presentation that aired on December 28, 2014 as part of its "Month-Long Freeview".[6]. What they kept secret, however, was that Bob Barker, famous for "The Price Is Right" and one of the best-known personalities in the world of animal activism, donated funds to purchase a third vessel to add to the Sea Shepherd's fleet. He was the second person after Captain Jacques Cousteau to be honored with a Jules Verne Award dedicated to environmentalists and adventurers. Follow-up investigation was "old news." The Beginning of the End for Life as We Know it on Planet Earth? [17], Watson has one daughter, Lilliolani (born 1980), with his first wife, Starlet Lum,[18] who was a founding director of Greenpeace Quebec,[19] Earthforce!, Project Wolf, and Sea Shepherd. [50], Watson was explicit about what he perceived to be the lack of truthfulness in mass media: "If you do not know an answer, a fact, or a statistic, then simply follow the example of an American President and do as Ronald Reagan didmake it up on the spot and deliver the information confidently and without hesitation. [37] Pete Bethune, the operator, said that an agreement was reached with Sea Shepherd for the boat to adopt a support role.[38][39]. The series premiered on April 27, 2012. [59] It was preceded by a single-episode documentary called Operation Bluefin which followed Sea Shepherd as they attempted to intervene in what they claimed was illegal poaching of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea during the Libyan Civil War in 2011. It debuted on June 1, 2012 and was preceded by a one-hour documentary called Whale Wars: Battle Scars which highlighted the previous seasons and set the stage for the new season. [34], The former member of Sea Shepherd and captain of the MYAdy Gil Pete Bethune described Watson as "morally bankrupt" who would order the intentional sinking of his own ships like the Ady Gil as a means to "garner sympathy with the public and to create better TV". Watson has two grandchildren. To help put an end to the Ultimate Death Scene for good, text SAVE to 0477 333 888 to donate $5 (AUS only) or visit https://ultimatedeathscene.com to find out more. [126] On June 28, 2010 Paul received the Asociacin de Amigos del Museo de Anclas Philippe Cousteau: Defense of Marine Life Award, in recognition of his merits achieved by the work done in defense of marine life. [2], At an animal rights convention in 2002, Paul Watson was also quoted as saying, "There's nothing wrong with being a terrorist, as long as you win. After the resolution of legal issues involving the Japanese Institute for Cetacean Research, Watson returned as President of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Commander of the Sea Shepherd fleet. During last winter's annual. He said trade deals were taking precedence over conservation laws. In 2010, long time friend and filmmaker Peter Brown released the documentary Confessions of an Eco-Terrorist, a satirical look back at the last 30 years of actions. [104][105][106][107] In January 2013, Paul Watson was presented with an Aboriginal passport by the Krautungalung people of the Gunnai Nation. Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson said he would now have to find an alternative. [128] Paul received the George H. W. Bush Daily Points of Light Award in 1999 [129] and in 2000, he was named one of Time Magazine's Top 20 Environmental Heroes of the 20th Century. [8][12][13] On April 9, first mate Peter Brown was described in a newspaper article as saying that the incident only became a hostage situation because the Sea Shepherd vessel left the scene, so the Japanese would be forced to hold the two crewmen longer. Gil claims he let Watson's organization use his boat, so long as they took care of it. 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Watson served his sentence at Her Majesty's Penitentiary, St. John's, NL. In 1972 he shipped out of San Francisco on the 35,000 ton bulk Swedish carrier Jarl R. Trapp and manifested for the Indian Ocean and Pacific trade. Whale Wars Accident - Four People Killed - RIP - YouTube 0:00 / 0:50 Whale Wars Accident - Four People Killed - RIP saltsmcdars 33 subscribers Subscribe 302 Share Save 148K views 13 years ago. [9], After staying at sea for 15 months following his escape from Germany, where he was released on bail, he returned to Los Angeles in late October 2013, going through customs and "was not arrested". Their mission is to confront and stop Japanese fishing vessels from killing whales in Antarctica. "[95] Watson responded by saying that the only change he was seeking in the organization's immigration stance was to restore the position it had held before its 1996 "neutrality policy. Important Members Of The Crew Leave The Operation | Whale Wars - YouTube Some crew members decide to throw a party despite Peter asking them not to. When Stan Marsh takes command of the ship, a fictional news headline states: "Whale Wars Gets Better: Things Actually Happen! Watson said "the reason I called it that is because it's pretty hard for anyone to infiltrate and take over an organisation that included my name". Several weeks later, Bethune boarded the Shonan Maru 2 in Antarctic waters and tried to arrest its captain, claiming the Maru nearly killed him and his crew. In March 2012, Animal Planet announced a five-part spin-off titled Whale Wars: Viking Shores which followed Sea Shepherd operations to stop traditional whaling in the Faroe Islands in a mission dubbed "Operation Ferocious Isles" by Sea Shepherd. The program follows Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, as he and the crew aboard their various vessels harass Japanese whalers off the coast of Antarctica. 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