Activists Pursue Japanese Whalers By Helicopter (ap)

In this photo made from a video released by the Institute of Cetacean Research of Japan, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's new anti-whaling vessel Ady Gil is seen colliding with the Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru in the Antarctic waters Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. The conservation group's boat had its bow sheared off and was taking on water Wednesday after the collision, the group said. The boat's six crew members were safely rescued. Each side routinely accuses the other of dangerous activity during what has become a cat-and-mouse chase in one of the world's most remote regions. (AP Photo/Institute of Cetacean Research) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP – Japanese whalers and conservationists squared off Thursday for more hostilities in the Antarctic, a day after the hunters crushed one of the activists’ boats in a clash each side blamed on the other but all agreed endangered lives.

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