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Captain4242

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Anybody watch this show? Animal Planet Channel, Friday nights at 9 EST? How the heck does this Captain, Paul Watson, not lose his Maritime Certificate???? He intentionally rammed another ship. I'm sympathetic to his cause, but Jeez. C'mon, fella.
Don't try anyting like that with your Transport licence, guys.
 
I caught that episode in a hotel last night. What an idiot. If that's the "norm" for this guy, he's bound to do some real damage eventually.
 
I love watching that show because of the sheer incompetence displayed by that crew. THe fact that they haven't killed themselves yet is just amazing luck.

That man will get someone killed before he's done.
 
If you understood the damage the Japanese are doing to the endangered whale population you would better understand why the crew behaves like they do. If it was up to me, I would by a cold war surplus submarine and torpedo every one of those Jap boats.

That show makes me sick when I think about the slaughter of a very intelligent creature such as a whale. Supposedly the Jap's are only doing "research."
 
There is no justification for that captain to put a naive and completely inexperienced "crew" so close to peril. I honestly think that if most of those people knew how irresponsibly that guy operated that ship they would go home early. It is flagrant irresponsibility disguised and excused by enthusiasm for a cause.

Greenpeace even kicked this guy out and he was one of the founders. He is a loose cannon.
 
There is no justification for that captain to put a naive and completely inexperienced "crew" so close to peril. I honestly think that if most of those people knew how irresponsibly that guy operated that ship they would go home early. It is flagrant irresponsibility disguised and excused by enthusiasm for a cause.

Greenpeace even kicked this guy out and he was one of the founders. He is a loose cannon.

He's not even a licensed captain! He just calls himself one!

He has no business being in command of a 200 foot, 885grt ship.
 
Everybody is entitled to their opinion. However, I would ask how you would protect this precious natural resource. Yell at them over the radio?
 
So you would rather see unlicensed "captains" with non-professional crews roving the oceans ramming ships to protect whales?? What happens when a foreign fishing vessel is damaged or destroyed by this psycho’s "tactics?"

I wonder if the Japanese fisherman can be granted authority to fight back...

NOTE: It's not a "precious natural resource" if we don't use it.
 
So you would rather see unlicensed "captains" with non-professional crews roving the oceans ramming ships to protect whales?? What happens when a foreign fishing vessel is damaged or destroyed by this psycho’s "tactics?"

I wonder if the Japanese fisherman can be granted authority to fight back...

NOTE: It's not a "precious natural resource" if we don't use it.


I guess you do not believe in conservation of endangered species. It would appear that apathy reigns here on this topic.

What exactly do we "need" from the whales that we cannot get elsewhere?
 
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