Sea Shepherd Pilot Finally Locates Main Japanese Whalers Ship | Whale Wars

After two months of constant searching, the Sea Shepards hone in on the whereabouts of the Japanese whaling factory vessel known as Nisshin Maru. Find out how the team managed to locate Nisshin Maru right here.
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[@Elthenar]

I wonder if there is a Whale Wars show on in Japan, except that it's set on the whale boats and shows how they have to spend every day dodging smelly hippies.

[@streetgangtm]

I wish people knew how utterly boring and exhausting it is to sit in a helicopter for hours on end looking for ships lol. I spent 3 months looking for North Korean oil tankers in the South China Sea conducting illegal ship to ship transfers and spilling oil everywhere when they did it. We found several transfers and stopped them and it was probably the most satisfying things I've ever got to do. Slowing pollution and slowly withering down a horrific regime feels pretty darn good

[@natecombs1366]

I don’t know how any of this is legal but it’s funny as hell to watch

[@TheTorkerman]

Yep 😎

[@brcshephard]

Yes it made no sense what Japan was illegally whaling in Australian territorial waters down in Antarctica. No navy would stop them. Fortunately the United Nations laws allow NGO’s to document illegal activities in international waters, sea shepherd legally intervened non-violently and after years of international pressure forced japan out

[@strafehelix]

there is a law global where people cannot kill whales but japan say they are killing them for "scientific research" and are killing a endangered species

[@tyrannicaltypomichaeltester]

@@strafehelix yeah it's pure BS. How's killing an endangered species research lol

[@quintonblake1249]

Callum bradbury the most hunted species of whales consists of Pilot whales and Minke whales which are not endangered. You can believe they aren't hunting for Scientific research despite them saying they are countless times. Where is Interpol where is the UN? They aren't doing anything because them whaling non endangered species for Research is not a threat to the whale population. You know could be why an International arrest warrant was issued on Paul Watson.

[@edcallday7022]

You'd think they could invest in a long-range drone

[@levirehn5255]

They have 5

[@FreedomInc]

How about a gps with a magnet on the back of it.

[@NimaEUUS]

@@FreedomInc You are the type of person that uses their brain lol. Such a good thing. Trust me, you are not the only one that thinks this same thing. I have thought about you could use a rc helicopter with drone parts (not a drone that is licensed like DJI that can be tracked easily) and just leave the whole thing somewhere on the top of the ships funnel or in a hidden area with a GPS. But place more than one, so you have other sources if they are found or disrupted by the weather.

[@NimaEUUS]

@@levirehn5255 I doubt they have anything useful besides a DJI drone and the one yellow long-range one posted YEARS ago for the southern ocean. The drones I see them use are weak and could be shot down with ease. Secondly there are drones that can travel over 1,000 nautical miles, probably not the 5 they have.

[@louisonggo7343]

They have that tech

[@TheBlingblingboy12]

I was tripping out on the thumbnail. I thought the pilot was blowing a fat vape cloud.

[@tree5013]

After 56 days they finally see the ship from the helicopter and can go home. WHOO HOOO. A successful mission to them is when you don't kill or injure any of your crew members because of your incompetence and total disregard for their safety,

[@pcoldlight5631]

You all do fantastic work. If I win the lottery I will fund you.

[@mihaiinhd6801]

No you wont 😂

[@Danny_Man296]

I have seen every video

[@sweaspurdoddd5466]

The Nisshin Maru might need some Bofors.

[@mbpaintballa]

a few mosin nagants would solve alot of problems.

[@regularuser]

Nah, they need torpedoes and a FIM-92 stinger missile.

[@richarderion4611]

You should have torpedo bombers, like they had in WW2.

[@WakeRunSleep]

That’s cool, so what actually happens when they catch them?

[@Hoik_it]

Nothing

[@williamdooley4213]

They then litter the ocean with ropes and chains, thus endangering the very animals they say they are protecting. Plus, they pollute it with their burnt oil and fuel. Piracy at its highest level.

[@GreenValleyVeterinaryServices]

They pick the ropes up

[@andrewclark7559]

This show is still on air?

[@hellcat9810]

No

[@ronal13_]

Animal planet, i am still watching it..

[@ahanaftahmeed8620]

@@ronal13_ what's the timing

[@cullenwelch6770]

No

[@williamdooley4213]

I love how you treat the environment by leaving ropes, chains, etc that kills sealife. BRILLIANT! Not to mention the fuel residue being spewed in the ocean. Good work saving the whales by choking them with your waste and trash.

[@jakebradbury6084]

Dude they are saving fucking whales I think you can cut them some slack

[@zachary1599]

Jake Bradbury did you not understand the comment idiot

[@John-rg6kt]

They couldn’t save there selves there idiots

[@QueenLiliTheRed]

​@@jakebradbury6084 his mum took away his Xbox controller

[@wrath4452]

@@QueenLiliTheRed I share both of their sentiments tbh. I love whales, but they aren't exactly fixing the issue.

[@geomodelrailroader]

they got her. Nisshin Maru has been found.

[@ImChris.C]

Guy says: "what's tht over there" me :i cant see a thing

[@JimH420]

Celebration time. We found a boat that we cant do anything against whooohooo

[@grahamskinner4535]

Is this new footage or from ages ago?

[@ezra.ts2627]

Graham Skinner yeah

[@welshe222]

Ancient footage, they don't attack ships anymore (or should i say annoy) they are basically glorified sea rubbish pickers and old forgotten net pickers

[@ericleduc3307]

They found the ship they were looking for but didn’t they say the only had one day of fuel left?So basically they were like “ok cool there’s the whalers, now we gotta leave and go back to port and let them keep whaling” These idiots do literally nothing useful

[@freelectron2029]

yup. hilarous. them: YAY lets give ourselves participation medals!! we are so woke! ok lets go home now.

[@ryanthomsett4617]

Does sea shepard still do these anti whaling missions?

[@Prefar]

Ryan’s Tech no Japan has been banned from whaling

[@bongieger7871]

@@Prefar sadly you are wrong man. Japan just resumed commercial whaling a few days ago. no longer do they have the "research" writing. they are full on doing it commercially again.

[@runawayspringroll5288]

@@bongieger7871 well at least its on a smaller scale now and in national waters. and the people who eat whale meat is already a very small minority and is decreasing.

[@QueenLiliTheRed]

​@@Prefar no they haven't they still do it just Google it

[@Mroswaldo16]

Always wanted to see the idy gill or the Gojira to go full speed! But never happened

[@isaiahwilleford4618]

Yes it has the ady gil bob barker steve Irwin sam Simon the Bridget Bardot have all been to full speed before

[@sokol9263]

In season 6 (the 2 hour special) the french captain had pushed the bardot to full speed and the engine got fucked up so.....

[@Mroswaldo16]

@James Stinson not really. Not the idy gill, any japenese ship yeah! They can all sink

[@seagullsscs1898]

how to join sea shepeard

[@Michael_the_muffinman]

Robert Blackford I love the cause but I don't think they would be open to me doing on the ship.

[@8ball758]

Look at their offical website

[@williamdooley4213]

Become an SJW. That would fit their pirating agenda.

[@TommyRibs]

Stop showering

[@uk49scrow]

Is it Climb On Board on the night-time and Nick the harpoons then there'll be no fishing

[@TheShock03]

Is the show still ongoing?

[@niclasludenia4251]

No the last Episode was recordet in feburary 2014 and showed in tv 1 year later (btw this Clip was mate in janurary 2011)

[@bjornjoseph]

And then they lost them

[@carlosleiva8267]

Pueden escapar pero no esconderse vamos sea Shepherd a la casa de los balleneros que no se escapen ni uno solo un abrazo fraterno para todos el equipo selecto sea Shepherd Australia y Chile

[@wulfty6610]

I just thought of this but they should get a civilian version of MH6 Little bird and have a gas cannon on it that can fire the things they use to prevent transfer

[@randomrandom1196]

One of these days the Japanese will bring guns on their ships and shoot the living crap out of the sea shepherds

[@dofuscan6757]

I will wait for the new episodes

[@hueydevotedUH1]

Somehow I figured he wasn't a former military aviator......kinda shows.....though the helicopter is former military. 2 1/2 hours??? They buy/aquire a modern helicopter and DON'T install and aux tank??? Extend flight time maybe up to 2 MORE hours. Can be installed in a day for the initial install....only an hour to install after that. I thought maybe I could see plumbing inside indicating an aux tank.....so why the short flight times? And Chris...you should know....pilots/flight crews do PLENTY of long NIGHTS under goggles consecutively. RUCK UP CUPCAKE!!! I mean....HOW do these guys EVER have success that isn't blind luck????

[@wallywam1]

He’s a former Marine.

[@johnmalabanan3711]

This way of business

[@WasNotWas999]

The Japanese bend every rule they cannot break...

[@zekepira874]

GOD BLESS EVERYONE STAY SAFE WAKE UP BLESS UP EVERYONE AND EVERYDAY 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@suhwateezea.214]

They should just commit an act of war and fire some RPGs at them

[@propagandabuster255]

Do you support Sea Shepherd wanted by the International Criminal Police Organization(ICPO)? It's a terrorist group.

[@robertgaines9531]

You guys do a great job

[@straightfaceguy7966]

what a load of crap... searched for 15 hours and the boat was 20 miles straight ahead... HAHA how the fuck did he get his pilots licence? also im sure hes not suppose to fly for more than 8 hours a day..

[@joilsongomes5]

have anybody tough about putting a magnet GPS tracker in those fucking ships?? my friend had his bike stolen 3 times and we got it back with the tracker.

[@alan30189]

Uhhh, why not hire an ex-Navy SEAL to attach a tracking device to the hull of that Japanese vessel and save thousands of dollars searching for it like a squirrel that lost a buried nut?

[@laa0fa502]

You really think it takes a SEAL to stick a GOS on a boat???

[@alan30189]

Laa0fa - If it was you that was trying to so it, yes. You would fuck it up! Hell, you would probably drown.

[@conanthedestroyer7123]

Let the oceans and seas return to their natural state. We must outlaw all industrial and commercial fishing in the oceans and seas worldwide.

[@mariannecooper5178]

We pump our chemical dumping into oceans generally on average 40 000 litres on average a month lol that's what happens when you want to put tip fees up🤣

[@RandyBaumery-s4i]

Yeah you can always eat bugs. Laughing my a%% off!!!

[@conanthedestroyer7123]

@@RandyBaumery-s4i Apparently you have not heard of fish and cattle farming. Laughing my a%% off.

[@RandyBaumery-s4i]

@@conanthedestroyer7123 apparently you don't keep up with the rhetoric. There are folks who feel that cattle farming is causing "global warming". That eating bugs is "sustainable". From Google: Edible insects appear to be more climate-friendly than cattle, pigs or chickens, since they require less space and water to grow and develop and cause fewer greenhouse gas emissions.

[@conanthedestroyer7123]

@@RandyBaumery-s4i A vegetarian diet is best for the environment however that would be another undertaking by humanity worldwide. We could use more healthy fish farms on man-made lakes to replace the wild ocean fishing. Global warming is going to happen regardless as that is now proved to be a natural cycle of the hearth however science does not fit the political statements.

[@Robbie7441]

Respect sea shepherd 👍❤👍❤

[@brendatajik6150]

Some people are so derisive of the hard work being done by the Sea Shepherd. You can bet those who laugh and scorn do so because they have nothing better to do and nothing of substance on which to base their pitiful opinions. SMH

[@aurelrider9490]

Gu

[@jasonbrady2495]

Great we found the ship now we can continue to not do anything about it

[@robklimowicz2274]

They do nothing and stop nothing...give up already and go back to smoking the bong

[@perishablegoods]

I can’t believe people donate to a charity that flys a chopper off an ice breaking ship to throw paint at wailing boats, There is 1000s of better ways your money should be spent

[@robbypolter6689]

First step for the Japanese Vessel, shoot Down the Helikopter, second step, sink the sea Shepherd vessel, by ramming midship. Problem solved!

[@thegrumpypapa9849]

After all these years what support have you gained from the world? Why are more people and governments not willing to contribute money to support you? A better, faster ship, another ship. Something to give you some teeth. I don't think most people support what you do.

[@mrjules2008]

You're right they definitely need some teeth. High fives that they found the whalers but there's feck all they can do to stop them killing whales.

[@politicallyincorrectandpro5856]

Their only aim is to make money!

[@connordove681]

There is no way the sea Shepards are privately funded, they have to be a government branch of some sort. All the stuff they have is a lot of money

[@davidmuertter]

Trust me there are many people who have contributed incl. me

[@billymcdonnell11]

How is he a pilot? It’s a rotor wing 🤣

[@jhnmcb301]

What a worthless pursuit. I hope these people's families can get them out of the cult.

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

worst naval crew in history..worst pretense of being pirates ever..sink the sob pirates seashepherd

[@revans1961]

Does this stuff play on Al Jazeera with the videos from other terrorist organizations?

[@alanfusselman1873]

I always wanted the stupid helicopter to crash on top of Paul Watson

[@brandonl4383]

Oh yea you finally found a ship in the middle of the ocean, you spent hundreds of thousands of dollars doing so good job..... and they’ll be gone by the time you get to them lmao what a joke get a real job quit wasting money

[@johnhancock1739]

With one day of fuel on the “ship of fools “. You located it lets go home. WE ARE GREAT!!!!!

[@jaguargun4547]

Exactly. They found it the day they have to leave…. Wtf

[@HvV8446]

Just smuggle a gps tracker on the nisshin

[@drsta804]

Or with a strong magnet on the hull.. these people aren't the most forward thinking

[@HvV8446]

@@drsta804 it will be found if the ship goes into dry-dock

[@drsta804]

@@HvV8446 Indeed. But it will track them long enough out at sea for cheap. They run along the hulls and litter the ocean with ropes that can tangle up wild life to try to foul a prop on a ship that has shaft rope cutter and grates. A Useless feat... While they are at it they might as well throw a $50 GPS tracker glued to a neodymium magnet on the hull to track the ship while at sea.

[@WyvernApalis]

Why not smuggle a whale shaped torpedo

[@myron6504]

Bright iďea

[@chadblythe6205]

They have found it But they need to go and fuel up. Surely by the time they come back it will have moved, or am I missing something?

[@nickpavis3916]

I think with how slow the ship moves versus how fast the helicopter can go refuel and come back, makes it not too difficult to find it again.

[@jim28fl]

Correct ...the tailing harpoon ship will radio ahead that there coming and they will keep playing cat n mouse. The tailing ship tells the whaling fleet which way to run the whole time and the sea shepard is out of fuel. This was not a win. But it is entertaining. Best of luck out there captain. This is much harder than it seems to the average viewer. The ocean is a big place and the enemy is working together against you just as you are working to catch them. There not stupid. This is no easy task.

[@thesloth_r4m157]

They should use a Harrier😂👍🏼 It's an old vertikal take off plane

[@ryanschaff123]

The Slave Did you just say the Harrier is an old WWII plane? A sonic VTOL jet fighter in the 1940s? That’s one of the most insanely delusional uneducated things ever posted on the internet. Congrats

[@thesloth_r4m157]

Sry not WW2 😂😂😂🤣🤣 I was very tired... Most embarrasing about it: I watched a 50minute Video all about the Harrier

[@doctorpepper4655]

Somebody give these people a GPS locator so they can speed up along side the main ship plop it on the hull and then never lose the damn thing

[@jarylyip]

They could if the Nisshin Maru hadn't had water cannons, people with poles, guns and flash grenades on board. They did in fact place a gps on one of the refueling vessels in one of the seasons.

[@FreedomInc]

They are too stupid to do that. It would be too cost effective. They put a man on one of those shops at night who hid until daylight. But they cannot stick a GPS to the side of it. They should change their name to anseafa. Antifa of the sea

[@electrohalo8798]

@@FreedomInc there not as stupid as you, and the reason they put a man on a ship and hid till day was to arrest the captain for RAMMING the ady gil which had the right of way, and GPS locators are not used because they will get removed by the whalers and they have to get very close to the ship

[@FreedomInc]

@@electrohalo8798 oh,so since an object the size of my hand that could be placed under or at the water line "could" be found, it wouldnt make far more sense to do. I guess he planned on borrowing handcuffs from the ships captain too? Man, if only the European countries had thought of that strategy in ww2. They could have just just walked into Hitlers Home and arrested him. The "sea Shepards" are no more than a terrorist organization. They should rename themselves AnSEAfa. And smarter than me. Lol, you are talking about the same clowns that think they are the ocean police? The same clowns who tried to flood the engine of a Japanese ship out with a water cannon. Lol, every now and then the bully gets punched back. That vessel being sunk was the price of being a bully. And just like the bully who punched not expecting to get punched back, they cried when it happened. And notice no Japanese captains have been arrested anywhere in the world because of that incident. Interpol hasnt grabbed noone up and then tried them. I'm sorry,from your comment it is easy to tell you have zero ,and I mean zero critical thinking skills. Or,you are 7 years old. One ot the two.

[@sokol9263]

Hey. Hey, dumbass? In season 4 they've placed trackers on the Sun Laurel and one of the Yushin Marus. They stopped working after awhile so either the water and cold temperatures fucked with it, or somebody found it. So you can't argue that they haven't tried it. Also, first you'd have to FIND the Nisshin Maru to place a tracker on it, which defeats the purpose of it since you'd already be chasing the Nisshin Maru.

[@shenn456]

This is old

[@ezra.ts2627]

lenny jemtrud STFU

[@sampathsam263]

All time favorite show

[@boomzurich]

Oh wow I dont want to have your standards

[@ezra.ts2627]

Philip Will then STFU... So simple

[@ezra.ts2627]

SAMPATH SAM 💯👍

[@boomzurich]

@@ezra.ts2627 uuuuuuh I triggered a leftist. Happens so rarely

[@boomzurich]

@@ezra.ts2627 its the worst cashgrab that ever happened. Nothing interesting happens in years and they blow uo money in the sky. How much diesel do they put in the seas you think? Fucking hypocrites

[@Murray9452]

If you have one day of fuel and they having a refueling tanker, what's the point?

[@noneomarxistactor2863]

I do not like the idea of Whaling ,but if these guys were to compromise any level of safety on any commercial boat at sea ; blow them out of the water ! Sea S. ; Little if any difference than Piracy !

[@BigDThatsMe]

Lol all excited, and now they have to turn back because they are out of fuel. Makes no sense to me.

[@carlo920]

I wish this was my Job just swearing at ships trow some paint and do nothing and get paid

[@jungleforestairsoft5076]

Their volunteers they don’t get paid

[@richardwilson3400]

It's a disgrace how people can't do a job with out being bothered by those who have nothing better to do then harass honest people doing an honest job I hope that the nishwhatever gets away.

[@nixxinick]

theyre job is to stop them- ._.

[@Tamarodoc]

The better part would be for sea shepherd to be shut down completely

[@rogergittings1971]

Nothing honest about butchering whales that are endangered btw.

[@johannes653]

nisshimaro vs yamato would be cool

[@awkwardjacuzzi8828]

Lmfao idk if anyone here plays rust but when he kept going out in the helicopter it reminded me of taking the minicopter out to look for bases to raid xD same concept just a different target

[@muonline971]

They found it and what will they do throw a bottle or 2 and then throw a line out ok they don’t stop shit

[@mko5178]

今すぐ沈めこんなテロ用の船は

[@user-mb6py6kk6r]

Happy you found the ship and you have a days fuel left🤦‍♂️

[@zinsta]

i can give you info on position evary day if you want on the neshin

[@zinsta]

@Nathan Plays im in the uk's navy im a ships navigator and right now im posted were all the wales are

[@dominicbricker2612]

Mhm

[@duomaxwell4340]

Oh lol that would be helpful

[@brandonl4383]

Stfu pussy

[@yg._oh3173]

Why don’t they use subs (submarine) ?

[@bongieger7871]

.... cause they don't have subs? :D

[@ryan1385]

I love the work these men and women do. I wish you guys had the right to blow the bastards out of the water. Please never give up the fight you guys are the animals last line of defence. Much love from Australia 🇦🇺

[@ryan1385]

Shut up you fucking spastic

[@davo8955]

Ryan 13 you definitely don’t represent Australians you idiot. Sea Shepherd are Maritime Terrorists. Somali Pirates are smarter.

[@ryan1385]

Yeah good call you brain dead smack rat

[@davo8955]

Ryan 13 keep hugging dope plants

[@ryan1385]

David Wolff what a good call you fucking parasite,fuck that was a good one 😳