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ADY GIL COLLISION WITH SHONAN MARU NO.2

The Ady Gil being blasted with a water hose before its collision with the Shonan Maru No.2 (Corbis)

ANIMAL PLANET STATEMENT REGARDING SEA SHEPHERD AND WHALING SHIP'S ENGAGEMENT AT SEA

(January 6, 2010) – On Wednesday, January 6, 2010 in the Southern Ocean, an ancillary vessel from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the Ady Gil, and the Japanese security ship, the Shonan Maru No. 2, physically collided, leaving the much smaller Ady Gil sinking and unsalvageable. According to the Sea Shepherd, the Japanese vessel rammed the Ady Gil while the Ady Gil was motionless. However, Japan’s Institute for Cetacean Research reports that the Ady Gil collided with the Shonan Maru No. 2.

Sea Shepherd has reported that all on the Ady Gil have been safely transported to their newest ship, the Bob Barker. Of the six crew on the Ady Gil, one cameraman, Simeon Houtman of New Zealand, was part of the production crew hired by Animal Planet to document the activities of the Seas Shepherds in the series Whale Wars. He sustained minor injuries during the collision. In total, the production crew has 16 members currently embedded on the Bob Barker and the Sea Shepherd’s primary vessel, the Steve Irwin.

Said Animal Planet president and general manager Marjorie Kaplan, of the engagement at sea, “We’re very concerned that all of the players – on both sides of the “war” – should come out of this conflict unharmed. It’s indicative of how critical this conservation story is that these individuals are willing to risk their lives for what they believe.”

Related links:

- Watch video footage of the Ady Gil's collision with the Shonan Maru No. 2
- Watch video clips of other Whale Wars Dangerous Moments
- See photos of the clash and find out more about the Ady Gil
- See photos of the Whale Wars crew in action
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