Shepherd Conservation Society junto a miembros de Rescate de Bosques de Australia abordaron el Shonan Maru # 2 en aguas de Bunbury, Australia Occidental

Geoffrey Owen Tuxworth (47) de Perth, Simon Peterffy (44) de Bunbury y Glen Pendlebury (27) de Fremantle, miembrosde Rescate Forestal llegaron navegando desde la costa para interceptar el barco cazaballenas japonés Shonan Maru # 2,  al noroeste de Bunbury, Australia Occidental. Cuendo el Shonan Maru llegó a los 32 grados, cero minutos al sur y 115 grados, 21 minutos al este se encontró con dos pequeñas embarcaciones de Steve Irwin. Los barcos se acercaron al Shonan Maru bajo el amparo de la oscuridad y los tres activistas buscaron cómo traspasar el alambre de púas y espinas y las barandillas para abordar con éxito el barco ballenero japonés.

Su mensaje fue: "Nos devuelven a la costa de Australia y luego se alejan de nuestras aguas."

En la actualidad, los tres ciudadanos australianos están detenidos como prisioneros a bordo del barco japonés Shonan Maru N º 2. El barco lleva personal militar armado japonés.

Statement from Forest Rescue

We have come from the forests of Australia to defend the whales being slaughtered in Australian territorial waters.

We are Australian citizens and we have boarded the Japanese flagged Shonan Maru #2 in Australian territorial waters at a position of (32 degrees zero minutes south and 115 degrees 21 minutes east) We have taken this action of boarding the Shonan Maru #2 to protest the fact that this vessel is part of a whaling fleet that is operating in contempt of the Australian Court and is in Australian waters in defiance of the Australian Federal court ruling and the will of the Australian people.

“We are onboard this ship because our government has failed to uphold its pre-election promise to end whaling in the Southern Ocean,” said Simon Peterffy.

Forest Rescue has decided to take action to prevent the Shonan Maru #2 from tailing the Steve Irwin back to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

Forest Rescue is making a stand to assist Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in their campaign to end illegal whale poaching in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

We are taking this action to remind the Australian government of their obligation to enforce existing laws pertaining to the prohibition of whaling ships in our waters.

We as Forest Rescue are insulted and disappointed in our government for allowing the transit of whale poaching vessels in Australian waters.