Remember these dudes?

Australian, Benjamin Potts and Briton, Giles Lane were assaulted and forcibly detained by Japanese Whalers.

They went aboard the Japanese whaling vessel, Yushin Maru to deliver a letter asking them to cease and desist their illegal whaling activities when they were shanghaied and held hostage. At the time we thought it was a cleaver ruse by Sea Shepherd, Captain Paul Watson and the hippies to draw attention to their struggle against the Japanese whaling fleet while at the same time miring down their operations and saving Whales...Oh, ho. It turns out young Benjamin and Giles were up to more tricks than that. Somehow during their detention they planted a tracking device on the Japanese whaling ship! Last month Sea Shepherd was forced to return to port to refuel and the Japanese fleet thought that they would be able to shake the vigilant Whale defenders once and for all. Not so, thanks to Ben, Giles, and Captain Paul! This time, Captain Paul and crew aboard the Steve Irwin were able to find the Whalers quicker than ever.

Spider Tracers are not just for costumed crime fighters.

Because of Sea Shepherd's ballsy and brainsy brand of activism, the Japanese Whaling fleet will come short of their shitty quota of dead Whales by half! Nice job, Sea Shepherd! Who says the bad guys always win because they are smarter?

Although this whole affair does beg the question: What takes more balls, standing up to the bad guys or perpetrating a stubbornly massive lie in the face of overwhelmingly righteous opposition?

"Scientific" Whaling: What fucking balls on these liars!

Much Respect, Sea Shepherd!

--El Tiburon

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