Whale Warriors
Crew brace themselves on the bow of the M/Y Steve Irwin as it sails the "Shrieking Sixties' on Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. Sea Shepherd has vowed to return next year with a bigger and faster ship to pursue whalers, who have insist they will continue hunting for scientific purposes. With injuries reported on both sides and no international compromise in sight, annual clashes at the bottom of the world may grow increasingly violent.
