It's that time of year again: whaling season. And for the past 25 years, whaling season has been accompanied by anti-whaling season.
The latest? A boat - part of the whaling fleet's nemesis, the Sea Shepherd marine conservation group - was chasing the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean when a large wave hit the "Brigitte Bardot," disabling it. Anti-whaling activists: 0, rogue wave: 1
The ship is being towed to safety today after being stranded off the coast of Australia. Though the conservation group is down a ship, the rogue wave did succeed in putting a spotlight on Japan's annual whaling season and the activist effort to put an end to it. (csmonitor.com)
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