Whale Wars

Austin and I watch a show called “Whale Wars” on Animal Planet. It is a show that profiles the boat “Sea Shepherd” whose mission is to stop the killing of whales by the Japanese. The crew is led by Paul Watson, the self-described co-founder of Greenpeace.

Here is a blur from Wikipedia: “The first Sea Shepherd vessel, the Sea Shepherd, was purchased in December 1978 with assistance from Fund for Animals. Sea Shepherd soon established itself as one of the more controversial environmental groups, known for provocative direct action tactics. These tactics have included throwing objects onto the decks of whaling ships, the use of “prop foulers” in an attempt to sabotage the ships, boarding whaling vessels,^[13] and the scuttling of two ships in an Icelandic harbor.^[14] Watson remains the leader of Sea Shepherd today and uses the title “Captain” in reference to his role in the organization, although has never been licensed as a ship’s captain.^[1] The organization and its activities to halt whaling are the focus of a reality TV series, Whale Wars, airing on Animal Planet.”

This show is very exciting. It is sad what happens to these whales. But, one thing I just have to say is that first mate, Peter Brown, is a complete idiot. He has almost sabotoged the trip countless times because “he doesn’t rely on technology.” He lets his “experience” guide him. In a recent episode, the Sea Shepherd, which does not have an ice-rated hull, was stuck in an ice field. The communications team went through all this trouble to read the ice maps and find a path out of the ice. They gave Peter Brown the coordinates because it was his watch..the next morning they realized the mark was missed, why?? because Peter freaking brown didn’t bother to follow them! It just aggravates me because they have all these volunteers on board and he doesn’t take into account the safety of anyone.

Peter should be the new first mate!