Whale Wars

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I watch the show just because it has ships, the ocean etc. Don't have a strong opinion either way about whaling. I do think these people are a bunch of nut cases, but I do enjoy watching their antics. So, anyone see the show Friday? They rafted the two ships together in a bay to transfer supplies, overnight the weather picked up. They had two of their inflatables in the water, one got swamped, the other got loose and ended up on the rocks. They went to retrieve it the next morning and it didn't appear too damanged, ha a Merc outboard with SS prop and I couldn't even see any paint missing from the skeg. All they had to do was put a line on it and pull it out with the other boat. Nope, that was too easy, guy fires the boat up and just powers it off the rocks, you could hear it hitting rocks and even see pieces of rick flying out. Next scene the boat is on deck, the lower unit is unbelieveably trashed, prop, propshaft, carrier bearing, all missing, holes in the side of the lower unit. I just couldn't believe it. They routinely tear things up on that show, but this one was just complete stupidity -- turns out the guy running the boat is a school teacher with no previous boating experience. It just hurt to watch.
 
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Originally posted by Radioactive

Uggg. Another WW thread.

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Obviously it carries enough interest to warrant a comment. ;)
 
I just keep hoping that someone from Captian Kangaroo's ship dies for the cause - at least then the show will have a little pinache.
 
nice to see where all the bleeding hearts money goes....

for some idiot to tear up a $100K boat...and to get enough oil to keep the engine lubed....

Lucky that was all that was hurt...only a matter of time before someone gets hurt or worse..and since the majority is stupidity, it is all avoidable...kind of sad to see them change plans for them to drop the Gil crew ashore...I was waiting for the tall guy to punch someone...he just doesn't understand the program....

entertainment
 
While I support thier agenda because the law is for no whaleing and the Japs keep doing it under the BS of research and the authorities just wont uphold the laws, kinda like our countrys immigration laws. But these volunteers are not professional lawmen or experienced seamen and you have to give them some credit for thier big cojones. Besides, I would love to see a whale while boating, would'nt that be a hoot!
 
The Sea Shepard crew remind me of a bunch of inmates you might see running around fenced areas of a State Mental Institution....one of even seems to believe he's their knowledgeable leader....
 
I saw that episode today with my 10 yr old daughter. She was shocked that they would start the motor out of the water and blew up the lower unit. She said they should have been towed out further or at least do what we do with the dinghy. I sit by the motor and once started, she pushes from the bow then jumps in as we leave in reverse!! $100,000 boat for those clowns, yuk!

BTW the ship's engineer was the school teacher, I was touched when he cried. This show is the polar opposite of Deadliest Catch.
 
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