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Friends,

Onboard the Greenpeace ship Esperanza in the Southern Ocean - campaigning against an illegal whaling hunt - we find ourselves in an unexpected situation. The vessel we had been searching for, the Japanese factory whaling ship Nisshin Maru, has issued a distress call after a serious fire broke out on board. The blaze is thought to be under control, but tragically, one crew member has been lost.

The Nisshin Maru is now disabled and drifting 100 nautical miles from the largest Adelie penguin colony in the world. The ship is carrying approximately 1,000 tons of oil. An oil spill would be a major ecological disaster in the Antarctic, and there may be bad weather soon.

The Esperanza is now on the scene. To help avoid further tragedy, Greenpeace has offered to tow the whaling ship out of the Southern Ocean. We'll keep you posted as the situation unfolds.

The whale hunt is most likely over for the season, but the whales still face a serious threat. The government of Japan has been lobbying hard to overturn the 20 year old ban on commercial whaling, and this May the International Whaling Commission is voting in Alaska.

Now, more than ever, we need YOU to defend the whales.

Be a Whale Defender! Check out whales.greenpeace.org/us!

TAKE ACTION: Register for free on the new I GO online community site and you'll have a chance to communicate with Greenpeace campaigners on the ship, meet other whale defenders, suggest and vote on campaign ideas, see excellent videos, and keep up with the news from the front lines. You'll learn about things you can do to make a difference during this critical moment for the whales.

You don’t have to be on the ship in the Southern Oceans to help save whales. Sign up, create a profile and introduce yourself in the US Whale Defenders Forum.

Whales are an amazing and irreplaceable part of the ocean world. By the 1980s, many species of whales were driven to the brink of extinction by rampant commercial whaling. Winning the ban on commercial whaling, in effect since 1986, was a major victory for marine life.

The ban on commercial whaling is under threat. The whales need us now more than ever. From now until the International Whaling Commission's vote in May, whale defenders must take action to prevent the return of commercial whaling.

Become part of the online whale defender community today, and play a role in saving the whales once and for all. I'll look for you on the US Whaledefender's Forum.

Do it for the whales!

Peace!
-ERIK

Posted: Monday February 19, 2007, 4:02 pm
      

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Susan Cho (0) 		Tuesday May 15, 2007, 7:28 pm
I have been following Sea Shepherd's progress, and I have to say that I like their approach better. Their crew is vegan, volunteer, and they don't support any kind of whaling whatsoever. How does Greenpeace arrive at "sustainable whaling"??

Why don't you at least cooperate with Watson; he's has a great record, and has never hurt anyone, contrary to what many say about him.
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