Here's a questions for everyone to consider:

[jaybet]

Although I've seen a few episodes of that show I really can barely watch it, and usually don't. The question posed here is a tough one because Whale Wars is a horrible and abberant example of human behavior. They set up scenarios where they trespass then scream to the press and the world that some of their crew are "being held hostage". The captain is probably a psychopath (notice how he doesn't say a whole lot on the show?). There's another reason why he doesn't say much either. I don't know why they are not yet in prison. They are documenting their own illegal behavoir... video evidence of piracy and other crimes. They should be in jail and we should be watching gun shows instead.
That's all the time I"ll waste on that crap.

[sledgemeister]

I didn't get it wrong.
Phil is just so much easier to spell . 

You can use ROB if ROBERT is a little testy for the tounge 
It even has less letters than phil to type

[Solus]

You can use ROB if ROBERT is a little testy for the tounge 
It even has less letters than phil to type

yeah, but you can type phil with one hand   

[tombogan03884]

 I can type anything with one hand.

[rat31465]

If you get a chance to DVR the episode where the Ady Gil is sent to the bottom of the sea...rewind and take a close look at the Japenese footage of the moment of impact.  The camera angle being above the Ady gives one a better view of the collision. I don't believe the Ady wasn't sitting still as the Shepherds would have us believe from their edited footage....Much like the infamous staged shooting of Paul Watson incident.
  You can see the tell tale white plume from the forward propulsion at the stern of the Ady as if that boat were intentionally driven into the the Whaler under power.  I believe they were attempting to as the captain put it...Brush the Whaler, but an over zealous engineer...who mysteriously was the only person left below at the time...misjudged and gave the Ady a little too much throttle.
 I have always been taught that the more agile boat is responsible for giving way to larger and harder to steer ships.  The Ady Gil had the responsibility to avoid this collision but didn't because they were seeking attention from the media by terroristic tactics and such provocations...
How do we respond when idiots treat us this way?
Their (being the Sea Shepherds aka...Environmental Terrorists) dangerous actions and tactics should be met with enough direct and decisive force to neutrilize and prevent further endangerment of HUMAN life.   Personally I think a harpoon bolt hitting just above the waterline would get the point across and give them a fighting chance for limping back to port...If not then Pirates they all are and as such should suffer a Pirates fate.

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[tombogan03884]

If you get a chance to DVR the episode where the Ady Gil is sent to the bottom of the sea...rewind and take a close look at the Japenese footage of the moment of impact.  The camera angle being above the Ady gives one a better view of the collision. I don't believe the Ady wasn't sitting still as the Shepherds would have us believe from their edited footage....Much like the infamous staged shooting of Paul Watson incident.
  You can see the tell tale white plume from the forward propulsion at the stern of the Ady as if that boat were intentionally driven into the the Whaler under power.  I believe they were attempting to as the captain put it...Brush the Whaler, but an over zealous engineer...who mysteriously was the only person left below at the time...misjudged and gave the Ady a little too much throttle.
 I have always been taught that the more agile boat is responsible for giving way to larger and harder to steer ships.  The Ady Gil had the responsibility to avoid this collision but didn't because they were seeking attention from the media by terroristic tactics and such provocations...
How do we respond when idiots treat us this way?
Their (being the Sea Shepherds aka...Environmental Terrorists) dangerous actions and tactics should be met with enough direct and decisive force to neutrilize and prevent further endangerment of HUMAN life.   Personally I think a harpoon bolt hitting just above the waterline would get the point across and give them a fighting chance for limping back to port...If not then Pirates they all are and as such should suffer a Pirates fate.

Not real sure how to take that from a guy with a Skull and Cross Bones for an avatar.
Either you hate your life and wish it on your foes, or you are soft on Eco-Aholes.
Not sure which 

[CJS3]

The Japanese Navy could end the whole situation by declaring the whale huggers to be pirates, and simply confiscating their vessels whenever they show up. Their crews can be interned, and the vessels sunk. At some point the economics of the situation will end the activities.

[Solus]

How much of a navy is Japan allowed to have  currently?

[tombogan03884]

Next door to Red China and N Korea  ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force#JMSDF_Fleet

[2HOW]

I will respond in appropriate fashion and do the right thing until it is no longer possible to do the right thing. That being said, the show is a lesson in futility IMO.