A ship in the Japanese whaling fleet collided with a much smaller boat from a conservation group in the frigid waters of Antarctica on Wednesday and was sinking, the group said. The boat's six-person crew were safely rescued.
The clash was apparently the most serious in the several years that the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has sent vessels into far southern waters to try to harass the Japanese fleet into ceasing its annual whale cull.
Clashes using hand-thrown stink bombs, ropes meant to tangle propellers and high-tech sound equipment have been common in recent years, and collisions between ships have sometimes happened.
The society said …
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