Thread: Twin 540HP, it is enough for you?

Originally Posted by Chucaro

There are more news HERE

There is now video footage of the actual crash released by the Japenese. The video is at the above link and is below the picture of the Ady Gil.

It looks to me they are dead in the water but might be under power just before impact.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dXCR9LX-Kc"]YouTube- Ady Gil loses bow to Japanese whaling vessel.[/ame]

In my view there are poaching in Australian Waters killing defenceless animals that are just returning from near extinction in a cruel & barbaric way.
Australian warships should be down there repelling them.
The Japanese need our raw materials far more than we need their goods.

If they want to eat whale let them catch & kill them humanely in their own waters - in truth they are just doing it because of past practice.

Imagine if every country continued to condone past practices.
We would still be hunting aborigenes & denuding the land most of us enjoy.

At least the Sea shepards' are not standing idly by, they are standing up for what they believe in.

Just my opinion.

Chuck

Originally Posted by chuck

In my view there are poaching in Australian Waters killing defenceless animals that are just returning from near extinction in a cruel & barbaric way.
Australian warships should be down there repelling them.
The Japanese need our raw materials far more than we need their goods.

If they want to eat whale let them catch & kill them humanely in their own waters - in truth they are just doing it because of past practice.

Imagine if every country continued to condone past practices.
We would still be hunting aborigenes & denuding the land most of us enjoy.

At least the Sea shepards' are not standing idly by, they are standing up for what they believe in.

Just my opinion.

Chuck

By this definition I would say they were in international waters. Australian warships repelling them? Might be an act of war!

A state's territorial sea extends up to 12 nautical miles (22 km) from its baseline. If this would overlap with another state's territorial sea, the border is taken as the median point between the states' baselines, unless the states in question agree otherwise.

Looking at the video, I cannot understand why the Japanese whalers would release that video. It might be an optical illusion but it looks like they went after them and rammed them. The most stupid thing about it all is the Adi Gil foating up and down and not being under power to evade the whaling ship.

Anyone speak Japanese to tell us what the narrative on the video is saying?

Originally Posted by Gillie

There is now video footage of the actual crash released by the Japenese. The video is at the above link and is below the picture of the Ady Gil.

It looks to me they are dead in the water but might be under power just before impact.

Moving forward in neutral at the start, kicked into gear at about 0.12, given a few revs at about 0.14 (you can hear it) definite strong forward propulsion just before it goes under the bow(look at the prop wash in the wake and compare with the start).

Look at the wake of the Jap boat at the end. Would have started that evasive turn at about - 0.10.

Irish piracy. (apologies to the Irish)

DL

Apparently this occurred just off Commonwealth Bay which is in Australian Antartic Territory.
So for the sailors out there does this make the waters Australian?

Regards

Chuck

Originally Posted by subasurf

I so hope that anti-whaling boat sinks.

were u the one driving the whaling ship?

shame to see so much lovely boat sink,

Originally Posted by 350RRC

Moving forward in neutral at the start, kicked into gear at about 0.12, given a few revs at about 0.14 (you can hear it) definite strong forward propulsion just before it goes under the bow(look at the prop wash in the wake and compare with the start).

Look at the wake of the Jap boat at the end. Would have started that evasive turn at about - 0.10.

DL

If you had a steel hulled whaling ship coming towards you whilst your in a fibreglass hulled powerboat, you hand is on the throttle and wheel, what would your self preservative reaction be? IMHO I'd try and floor it and make evasive actions to avoid the collision