Members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, aboard their ship the Steve Irwin, approach Japanese ship the Yushin Maru 2 (background) near Antarctica December 19, 2008. The hardline environmentalist group chasing Japanese whalers near Antarctica said it had found the Japanese fleet and had attempted to attack one of the vessels with stink bombs. Reuters Pictures 13 months ago

Members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, aboard their ship the Steve Irwin, approach Japanese ship the Yushin Maru 2 (background) near Antarctica December 19, 2008. The hardline environmentalist group chasing Japanese whalers near Antarctica said it had found the Japanese fleet and had attempted to attack one of the vessels with stink bombs.

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  1. FILE - In this Friday, Jan, 22, 2010, file photo provided by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Sea Shepherd crew aboard the anti-whaling group's flagship Steve Irwin, left, as Japanese harpoon whaling vessel Shonan Maru No. 2 fires her water cannons in Ross Sea off Antarctica. Scientists from Australia and New Zealand are to set out on a whale research expedition to the Antarctic on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, in an effort to disprove Japan's argument that whales must be killed to be studied.
  2. In this photo released by the Institute of Cetacean Research of Japan, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's vessel Steve Irwin tows a rope and uses its water cannon towards the Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru No. 2 during their encounter in the Antarctic Ocean on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009. The Japanese whaling fleet left Japan last month for the annual "research whaling" in the Antarctic Ocean.
  3. In this photo released by the Institute of Cetacean Research of Japan, an activist of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society throws a bottle which the Japanese whalers said contains butyric acid towards the Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru No. 2 as another activist, right, sends what appeared to be a green laser from the deck of the anti-whaling group's vessel Steve Irwin during their encounter in the Antarctic Ocean on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009. The Japanese whaling fleet left Japan last month for the annual "research whaling" in the Antarctic Ocean.
  4. In this photo released by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru No. 2 uses its water cannon against the anti-whaling group's flagship Steve Irwin during their encounter in the Antarctic Ocean on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009. The Japanese whaling fleet left Japan last month for the annual "research whaling" in the Antarctic Ocean.
  5. In this photo released by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru No. 2, right, uses its water cannon against the anti-whaling group's flagship Steve Irwin during their encounter in the Antarctic Ocean on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009. The Japanese whaling fleet left Japan last month for the annual "research whaling" in the Antarctic Ocean.
  6. A focussed green light on the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ship, the Steve Irwin, appears to be directed towards the Japanese ship, The Shonan Maru No 2, in Antarctic waters in this December 17, 2009 handout picture. Picture taken December 17, 2009.
  7. Members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on board the Steve Irwin take down the blades of their helicopter in order to secure it as Japanese ship The Shonan Maru No 2 pursues them while spraying jets of water in Antarctic waters December 17, 2009. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society claims that the Japanese ship activated a Long Range Acoustical Device towards the Steve Irwin's helicopter while it was flying. Picture taken December 17, 2009.
  8. In this photo released by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru No 2 sprays water behind the anti-whaling group' flagship Steve Irwin as its crew races to take down blades and secure the helicopter for storage before the Japanese whaling ship gets closer during their encounter in the Antarctic on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. The Japanese whaling fleet left Japan last month for the annual "research whaling" in the Antarctic Ocean.
  9. In this photo released by the Institute of Cetacean Research of Japan, what appeared to be a green laser is sent from the deck of the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's vessel Steve Irwin towards the Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru No 2 during their encounter in the Antarctic on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. The Japanese whaling fleet left Japan last month for the annual "research whaling" in the Antarctic Ocean.

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