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00:00Antarctica. The conflict between the environmental organization Sea Shepherd and the Japanese whalers is escalating.
00:14The conservation crew consists entirely of volunteers and is led by Captain Paul Watson.
00:21They fight against a group of Japanese whalers hunting in the Southern Ocean.
00:27The Sea Shepherds believe that Japanese whalers are violating the international whaling ban.
00:35They, in turn, claim that they are only collecting samples for scientific purposes.
00:39Both parties feel they are in the right and push themselves to the limit, even if it could cost them their lives.
00:49Last time at Whale Wars.
00:51The Japanese feel threatened because we are here with three ships.
00:57There's a ship north of us.
01:00Definitely a harpoon ship.
01:04On the port side is a harpoon boat.
01:10Things are looking good. If we find the Nishinmaru now, her season will be over.
01:17We can run them for the season.
01:19Happy New Year, suckers.
01:31Look at that.
01:35It's beautiful.
01:36Beautiful.
01:41Wow, man.
01:42The sea is a wonderful place.
01:58We are so far away from everything.
02:01It's an incredible adventure.
02:07There, on the starboard side.
02:08Magical.
02:29Always great to see them.
02:34Here comes the tail.
02:36I just can't understand this.
02:46How can you attack such an animal?
02:49They are so wonderful.
02:55Look how close they get.
02:58You already know us.
03:01This is the baby.
03:03Wow.
03:04The little ones always come straight over and the mothers say, don't swim so close.
03:12In humpback whales, the bond between mother and young is extremely strong.
03:22We are in the 21st century.
03:25Why the hell are they here killing elections?
03:27We have to show them that what they are doing is wrong.
03:34That's exactly our job.
03:35Here we are.
03:36Well, we'll do the job.
03:37The world is a vampire.
03:50A moment.
03:51The world is a vampire.
03:52How am I supposed to get you in?
03:53I am the sales person.
03:54I am the sales person.
03:56I am the sales person.
03:58Subtitling by ZDF for funk, 2017
04:28They're fleeing!
04:48New Year's Day in Antarctica. Yesterday, Sea Shepherds discovered two of the three harpoon ships belonging to the whaling fleet.
04:55They have been following the whalers eastward for 24 hours now.
05:04How far is the harpoon ship? Nine nautical miles.
05:09The location of the third harpoon ship and the factory ship is still unknown.
05:14Where is the Bob? That was the last known position.
05:21There. Okay.
05:22Captain Watson has calculated that the routes of the two whaling ships will cross if they maintain their course.
05:32So he sends the fastest ship in the Sea Shepherd fleet, the Gojira, to the calculated meeting point.
05:37For the first time since the fleet left port 17 days ago, the Sea Shepherds will meet their colleagues again.
05:47For Lockhart McLean and his crew on the Gojira, it will be the first encounter with the whaling fleet.
05:53How are you, Dougie? Good. We're waiting for you.
06:04Just as O'Neill and McLean are about to exchange their coordinates, radio traffic suddenly breaks down.
06:10It is not yet clear whether the whalers are behind this.
06:15I can't hear you anymore.
06:17We are in the north and are coming to you.
06:18Please repeat. We'll be there in a few hours.
06:33Funny thing with the satellite phone.
06:36Now we are here and in three hours we will be there.
06:39The factory ship must be somewhere nearby.
06:41The fleet's factory ship, the Nishinmaru, is the Sea Shepherds' main target.
06:55The whales are pulled on board, the meat is frozen and packaged.
06:59If the Nishinmaru is out of action, the entire fleet is finished.
07:02For me, the Nishinmaru is a massive mythical monster. You have to be very strong to do anything against it.
07:15She makes me angry.
07:20Honestly, I'd love to send them to the bottom of the sea.
07:23The Bob Barker is approaching the point where the Steve Irwin is scheduled to meet the harpoon ships.
07:43Do you see Steve?
07:46Must be very close.
07:49On to Steve!
08:13It was a good day. Everyone is happy.
08:17The Nishinmaru is on the run and has only one harpoon ship at its disposal because we have the other two well under control here.
08:27This is the Southern Ocean Patrol Boat Bob Barker. Identify yourself.
08:34Steve Irwin, also a Southern Ocean patrol boat.
08:38Got it. Happy New Year to everyone on board.
08:41Happy New Year.
08:42Happy New Year, Alex.
08:44Happy New Year!
08:46Thanks a lot.
08:55Happy New Year!
08:55Happy New Year!
08:57Happy New Year!
08:58Morning, Paul. Happy New Year. I'd be interested to hear your plan.
09:13We are waiting for the Gojira.
09:18The Bob Barker and the Steve Irwin continue to keep an eye on the harpoon ships while they wait for the Gojira.
09:28There are Bob and Steve.
09:39But no harpoon ships.
09:43Here on the right.
09:51And there's one more.
09:56Interesting. There are two ships over there.
09:58We have a Yushin Maru. There's another one. And another ship. I have no idea what that is.
10:12I think the Nishin.
10:16I have to call Paul.
10:19The crew of the Gojira has spotted six ships on the horizon.
10:22Two of them are the Bob Barker and the Steve Irwin. Two more are the harpoon ships that the fleet was pursuing.
10:28But the remaining two ships could be the third harpoon ship and the main target of the Sea Shepherds.
10:34The Nishin Maru.
10:35Looks like four ships.
10:47Can you repeat that?
10:49Four ships. Did you get that?
10:52One last time, please.
10:58Ships. Four.
11:02Hello, hello, hello.
11:03Hello Hello.
11:05You're gone.
11:07Hello Hello.
11:08Captain Paul Watson calls a meeting of all captains on the Steve Irwin.
11:22At the same time, the Sea Shepherds must ensure that the two harpoon ships do not escape them.
11:32The crew of the Gojira is surprised that the Nishin Maru is nowhere to be seen.
11:38There are only two left, the others are gone.
11:42Then Mom is over there.
11:44Mom makes a run for it.
11:47Let's find the damn thing.
11:49And quickly.
11:56There were four ships there when we arrived.
12:01Sure, two of us and two of them.
12:03No, when we came through the ice, there were Bob and Steve.
12:09Two harpoon ships very close and two others further away.
12:14The other Yushin and the Nishin.
12:17There was no sign of the Nishin Maru on the radar.
12:21They were a good twelve nautical miles away.
12:24Do you think those were the security ship and a harpoon ship?
12:26I don't think they have a security ship.
12:35When you join a group, you assume that the people who have been there longer know more than you do.
12:39I think the Nishin was waiting out there somewhere while the other ships started the whaling season.
12:45You're looking for the Nishin Maru. Let's see what we find.
12:58We should give the crews of the harpoon ships a good scare. Let's see if they run away.
13:04We wanted to attack the harpoon ships to distract them from the Gorgera departing to search for the Nishin Maru.
13:21Happy New Year and see you soon.
13:26Happy riding.
13:28Let’s go then.
13:29Let's get back to business.
13:34The Gorgera is combing the area where Captain McLean suspects the factory ship is.
13:41Finding the main target would be a huge success for the Sea Shepherds.
13:53When I was on the Steve Irwin, Paul had a good idea how we could surprise the Yushins.
13:59The Zeppelin will remain in our wake, the Delta behind the Steve Irwin.
14:03Additionally, the helicopter supports us from the air.
14:06And we also have Prop Fowler. This will be a New Year's Day they'll never forget.
14:16I was in the military for many years. I won't be able to stop the war in Afghanistan or Iraq.
14:23But I can try to stop the Japanese from killing whales.
14:26Now something is happening.
14:35The first to take off is the flying command center.
14:43Pilot Chris Altman has a brand new helicopter at his disposal this year.
14:47Like one of the ships, it was donated by the American presenter legend Bob Barker.
14:55I love my job. The bird is easier to fly, which means longer missions.
15:04Altman plays a central role during Sea Shepherd's missions.
15:09From the air he has a good overview and can coordinate the actions on the water.
15:13There is a large ice field on this course that could get you into trouble.
15:27Is the boat ready?
15:31The ice field is only 15 nautical miles away, so the crew must hurry.
15:36The inflatable boats can only exploit their speed advantage over the harpoon boats in open water.
15:46So it's a race against time.
15:51The Bob Barker's dinghy is piloted by Benjamin Potts.
15:55He gained Captain Watson's trust three years ago when he boarded a whaling ship.
15:59They tied Potts here to the ship.
16:08Although this is Potts' fourth season, it will be his first time at the helm of one of the inflatable boats.
16:16I have much greater responsibility now.
16:19Not only are you risking your own life, but you also have three other people in the boat.
16:24But the best way to learn is to try something out.
16:26I've known Potts for a few years now. He's become a very mature leader, whom the crew follows without hesitation.
16:38Sam Seelen and Mikey May are in the same boat as Potts. Time is running out.
16:44You have to be in the water in twelve minutes.
16:49The boats are loaded with butyric acid, which is intended to make work on the deck of the whaling ships more difficult.
16:56It has a hole.
16:59The so-called propeller rotters are intended to disable the propellers of whaling ships.
17:05According to Sea Shepherds, they have been successful with this method several times in recent years.
17:11And they even completely paralyzed a ship for a short time.
17:23Chad Halstead will pilot the Steve Irwin's inflatable boat.
17:26He distinguished himself last year with skillful maneuvers behind the Nishinmaru.
17:30The water cannons have no chance against Chad's driving skills.
17:41I've been told that no one has ever approached the matter as aggressively as I have.
17:47I just wanted to prevent the water cannons from messing up our job.
17:52Chad Halstead is supported in the Delta by Bastian Boudoir and Josh Georgie.
17:57The crews are ready. Now the inflatable boats must be launched quickly.
18:09We've gotten stronger every year. Now we have to keep up the pressure. As long as they're fleeing, they won't hunt whales.
18:28I always wanted to be part of the dinghy crew. It's just the most fun.
18:34I want to destroy this damn ship. I want to destroy this very monster.
18:50The two dinghies are in the water. Ports and Halstead are just waiting for the green light from the bridge.
18:58Potsi, you can get started.
19:06Go on and have fun.
19:16Chris Altman keeps a close eye on the two inflatable boats from the air as they race toward the harpoon boats.
19:21The Yushinmaru 3 will head toward large ice floes if it stays on this course.
19:34This means the teams urgently need to hurry.
19:39They started their engines. There's a lot of smoke.
19:42Now the bottles.
19:53They are behind them.
19:58Is the butyric acid ready?
20:02Then get it out there!
20:08Don't drop these things!
20:09The nets are really high!
20:20If I believe in something, I would die for it if necessary.
20:28If that's necessary.
20:30Here we go!
20:31Now the propfouler!
20:49Wait!
20:50Chad Halstead's team is about to throw out the propfouler.
20:56The second team is still in the wake of the Steve Irwin.
21:02What's going on there?
21:09Let's go with it!
21:09They completely crashed over it.
21:26A dinghy was just in front of a harpoon boat.
21:36He's under there!
21:40Ejecting the propfouler worked perfectly.
21:44Now it remains to be seen whether the action was effective.
21:49The leash still hasn't reappeared.
21:52So she could have gotten caught in the propeller of the harpoon ship as planned.
21:56It would be really bad if the third harpoon ship had its big day today.
22:05They didn't stop.
22:08There's no leash on it.
22:13No, come forward!
22:14Ask what the Bob Barker's dinghy is doing.
22:28It's right behind us.
22:30What are they waiting for?
22:31They just overtook us.
22:33In his fourth year in the Southern Ocean, Benjamin Potts will attempt for the first time to disable a whaling ship with a propfouler.
22:47The crews must slow the ship down before it disappears into the ice.
22:53The first time at the helm of a boat like this is difficult, but you just have to stay focused.
23:00Out with the propfouler!
23:01He's out!
23:08What the hell was that?
23:18Did he get caught?
23:24Potts' crew threw out the propfouler way too early.
23:27Now the harpoon boat can escape because the dinghy has to go back to look for the line.
23:37He really plows through the ice!
23:40They drive into the ice.
23:47If you see icebergs, point at them.
23:55Should I ask Chris what it looks like further ahead?
23:57We need the Bob Barker.
24:05A small inflatable boat isn't suitable for ice. So we just wanted to follow the Bob Barker.
24:10The Bob Barker is the only ship in the Sea Shepherd fleet with a reinforced hull.
24:19Therefore, she is supposed to clear the way through the ice so that the two inflatable boats and the Steve Irwin can follow her safely.
24:26Zeppelin, Zeppelin.
24:27Where is the zeppelin?
24:33Are you behind us?
24:36No, we're looking for the propfouler. We'll be there in a minute.
24:40We're about to drive through the ice. You have to catch up.
24:44We'll be here soon.
24:49Yushin is doing eight knots.
24:50This is taking too long. The zeppelin has to come back.
25:00Do you have the leash?
25:03We have to go into the ice now.
25:12They'll never make it in time. Where's the damn zeppelin?
25:15Captain Cornelison has to wait until the dinghy crew has caught up with the propfouler and is behind the Bob Barker.
25:23Otherwise the overwhelmed crew would be trapped in the ice.
25:28Why does the Barker only travel seven knots?
25:37We need to slow down.
25:40How come?
25:42To wait for the zeppelin.
25:45We can't wait all day.
25:56Let me go. Otherwise he'll escape us.
26:00Faster.
26:05The Bob Barker has to continue waiting for the Chaos Crew.
26:09Meanwhile, the harpoon ship continues to move away.
26:12Captain Watson therefore decides to undertake a risky maneuver.
26:17The Steve is pretty fast.
26:20Watson is aware that his impatient approach poses a great danger.
26:25The Bob Barker has an ice class unlike us.
26:32So we could easily tear a hole in our outer hull and sink if we don't ram an iceberg ideally.
26:38But I have a lot of experience with ice.
26:40Paul drives straight into the ice.
26:55It's about to crash.
26:56I don't know how much more the ship can take.
27:18Paul just rushes through there.
27:20Wow.
27:22Crazy.
27:27A lot of ice.
27:41Check if there is a leak.
27:43Are you down yet?
27:53No damage?
27:56No, what does it look like in front?
27:59I'll take a look.
28:01Is the Bob Barker behind us?
28:02Yes, it should be in front of us.
28:05What's that supposed to mean?
28:08Pretty extreme.
28:09Shortly before we left, a fishing boat hit an iceberg and sank.
28:33It was as big as our ship.
28:35And many crew members didn't make it off the ship in time.
28:39That's what you often think about down here: how do I get out of here?
28:48I always imagine myself drowning and drifting around here.
28:51Pretty creepy.
28:52This is terrible, you know.
29:05Oh my God.
29:12We crash into it.
29:15He takes him head-on.
29:17We repainted it.
29:42It has been four hours since the crew of the Gojira spotted the whaling fleet on the horizon.
30:00Straight towards it.
30:05Check the radar and the horizon.
30:07Keep your eyes open.
30:08I can't stress this enough.
30:10I'll be right back.
30:11We saw four ships and were of course thrilled.
30:23But since then everything has been going very slowly.
30:27We're looking for the Nishinmaru and everyone's a little frustrated.
30:31The whaling fleet is definitely one step ahead of us.
30:40They know where they are.
30:41Unfortunately, we don't know.
30:43Grab your binoculars and look for them when you're not doing anything.
30:50This is what it looks like at the moment.
30:51The Sea Shepherds have left the ice behind.
31:04Now the inflatable boats are being used again.
31:11You can now tackle the goal again.
31:16Tell him we're waiting until it breaks open more.
31:21We'll wait a little longer, okay?
31:27Where is the other boat?
31:29Right behind us.
31:30Then let's go.
31:32Potts' hesitant behavior certainly didn't win him any brownie points with Captain Watson.
31:38Luckily there is a second dinghy.
31:42Hard over to one of the harpoon ships.
31:48Hold on!
31:51Good thing Chad is driving.
32:03Chad is a great driver.
32:06He was ready to really annoy her.
32:09That was great.
32:09The water cannon on the Yushin is really powerful.
32:29Hold on, hold on, hold on.
32:31Everything okay, Bastian?
32:32Yes.
32:33Throw from behind.
32:46Now comes the propfowler.
32:50Get it out!
32:55The propfowler is in the water.
33:15Did you throw him out?
33:18Yes, and he didn't come back up.
33:20The Propfowler is in the ship robbery.
33:33Satisfied, Halstead turns away.
33:35It looks good.
33:40The buoy came to the surface without a line.
33:42So the propfowler might actually have worked.
33:51We threw out the line and the fender came back up without it.
34:02Understood.
34:03The campaign was a success.
34:04Super.
34:14Is it in the screw?
34:16The buoy is up again without a line.
34:17Could also have been torn down.
34:19I'm not convinced that will stop her.
34:25Bring back the Delta.
34:27Delta, Delta, this is Steve, over.
34:28The mission is over.
34:37Whether he was successful will become clear in the next few minutes.
34:50The Bob should collect her boat and move on.
34:54Bob, Bob, this is Steve, over.
34:55Get your boat and go.
35:01Understood.
35:01Steve, this all came about.
35:03Copy.
35:03We had so much ice cream.
35:30It was terrifying.
35:34Two harpoon boats, the Bob Barker, the Steve Irwin and the helicopter.
35:39That was good.
35:43Josh and Bastian did a great job.
35:46It was her first time with the Propfowler.
35:49They only received a short introduction and then it started.
35:54You are a great driver.
35:57And you're a great thrower.
35:58That was quite a challenge.
36:09We had a few problems with the Propfowler.
36:14But luckily it worked better with the Delta.
36:21Unfortunately it was too heavy and we got over too late.
36:24The Yushins are definitely not for the faint of heart.
36:29Not exactly a great first day.
36:32We've kept the Apun ships busy, but we're really after the Nishinmaru.
36:37If we have the factory ship, all whaling will be over.
36:44Chris can come back as soon as we're through here.
36:46No problem.
36:54The Yushinmaru 3 is heading for open water.
36:56Did you say Yushinmaru 3?
37:03Is that correct?
37:04Numbers 2 and 3.
37:08Very interesting.
37:11Yesterday we were dealing with the Yushinmaru 1.
37:14I flew over both.
37:20They are numbers 2 and 3.
37:22No idea where number 1 is.
37:25Did the night shift see anything?
37:30No.
37:36Then they screwed up.
37:37That means at least 3 ships.
37:45During the night, two of the harpoon ships apparently swapped positions.
37:50This means that the Gojira probably actually discovered the entire whaling fleet before being ordered to the captains' meeting.
37:58There were 4 ships.
37:59The other Yushin and the Nishin.
38:05They swapped positions.
38:07It could be that the environmentalists' main target, the Nishinmaru, was less than 10 nautical miles away and escaped the Sea Shepherds due to a moment of carelessness.
38:21They left when we came.
38:26New course.
38:28Watson assumes that the third harpoon ship is already hunting whales, which are then processed on the factory ship.
38:35Therefore, only one thing counts now.
38:38The Sea Shepherds must find the Nishinmaru as quickly as possible.
38:44If they're a few hundred nautical miles away, it could take days for us to catch up with them.
38:49But we hope the Gojira finds them.
38:51Have you confirmed three?
39:09We definitely saw three or four ships. But on the Steve Irwin, they said there were only two. It was clearly a big mistake.
39:23If they had realized that, things would look different now.
39:26There were three or four ships in the background.
39:37Keep your eyes open. I need two people on the flybridge.
39:43I'm upstairs.
39:46Look for a big ship.
39:49Now we need luck. It could be anywhere.
39:52Six hours ago, the Sea Shepherds broke off their pursuit of the two harpoon ships.
40:04Now the Bob Barker and the Steve Irwin are combing the Southern Ocean for their actual destination.
40:10The factory ship.
40:11This ship is like a needle in a haystack.
40:27The Southern Ocean is approximately 1,000 by 3,000 nautical miles in size. They could be anywhere.
40:32That looks like a ship.
40:58These are a few goals.
41:07Is this the Nishin?
41:08No, the Yushin.
41:10Which side?
41:12Here.
41:17Same as this afternoon.
41:22This is definitely a harpoon ship.
41:25Yes, that haunts us.
41:32Let Bob Barker know.
41:35Hey Alex, it's Doug.
41:37We have a ship on the port side.
41:39A harpoon ship?
41:41Yes, they follow us.
41:43Unfortunately, us too.
41:44The whalers are turning the tables and are now following the Sea Shepherds.
41:53Uncertainty is growing among environmentalists.
42:01At the moment both Sea Shepherd ships have a whaler's harpoon boat in tow.
42:06That's really bad.
42:07We have never had two ships chasing each other.
42:09The Bob is also being followed.
42:23The problem is that the harpoon ships send our positions to the Nishin Maru, so we never get to the mother ship.
42:30How close are they?
42:37The Yushin is approaching.
42:391.4 nautical miles.
42:55Next time at Whale Wars.
42:57She is under the boat.
42:58Under the boat!
43:00That doesn't sound good at all.
43:05He tried to cut the leash and now he can't feel his hands anymore.
43:12They want to be behind us.
43:14A hit would be fatal.
43:19Not seriously!
43:21Bring it on!
43:22Bring it on!
43:25Holy f***!
43:27Watch out, watch out!