Sea Shepards... Pirates or heroes?

[Tugboatcap]

First, I think whaling should be stopped, but using various legal systems to do so, not by endangering human lives in pulling this grandstanding crap. Being a licensed mariner and holding a Captain's license, I'd have to say they need to be tried in a court of law as common pirates. You have to remember, the Captain of those ships is wholly responsible for the safe operation of those ships and the welfare of the crew, no matter if people disagree with what the owner is doing with them or not. If something happens on their watch, they would be responsible. This bunch of "environmentalists" has done damage to the ships that could have endangered all on board and in the process violated every navigation law known to man in their illegal activities and risked lives on both sides. I'd say the wheelhouse crews on the ships have done a pretty good job of not running these yahoos over and killing the fools.

TugboatCap!