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Saving the whales: You can help! (2:20)
This clip shows a selection of footage from Greenpeace's efforts to save the whales in the Southern Ocean. Expedition Leader Shane Rattenbury asks you to help save not only the whales, but the ocean environment -- by becoming an Ocean Defender. |
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Southern Ocean whaling 2005/2006 (5:35)
A wrap-up of Greenpeace's activities saving whales in the Southern Ocean in 2005. We name the corporations that are owned by whalers, and call upon Ocean Defenders all over the world to pressure these companies, demanding they end their association with whaling. |
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Inside the International Whaling Commission (2:30)
Mike Townsley, Greenpeace International media officer, takes us on a tour inside the 2006 International Whaling Commission Meeting, where the fate of whales is being debated. |
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Taking action on the waves (2.35)
Andrew, web editor onboard the Esperanza takes us for a ride on an inflatable boat in the icy waters of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. |
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No whaling on the streets of Amsterdam (1.47)
Dam square in the centre of Amsterdam hosted a video wall showing footage from the Southern Ocean, of whaling and our activists trying to prevent it. Staff and volunteers were out in the street, talking to passers by about whaling and why people should sign up as Ocean Defenders. |
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Between the whale and the harpoon (1:58)
Short clip from activist Texas describing incident in which a harpoon line and his boat got into a tangle. |
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A personal message (1.13)
44 activists from the Esperanza and Arctic Sunrise appeal for help in their campaign to end whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale sanctuary, by spelling out the words 'Help End Whaling!' using their bodies. |
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Nisshin Maru rams Arctic Sunrise (1:58)
The footage showing the Nisshin Maru ramming the Arctic Sunrise with a voiceover by our expedition leader Shane Rattenbury. |
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Death of a minke whale (1.22)
WARNING - This is explicit graphic footage of a harpooned whale that takes nearly 30 minutes to die. The images are disturbing and not recomended for viewing by children. |
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Day two: Defending Whales (2:00)
December 22, 2005: For 9 hours, Greenpeace inflatables played cat and mouse with the Japanese fleet, blocking shots at as many whales as possible. The catcher boats still managed to kill 8 minke whales. You can read first-hand accounts of the actions by our activists at the Ocean Defenders weblog. |
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Greenpeace confronts the whalers (2:00)
On December 21st, 2005, we encountered the Japanese whaling fleet hunting minke whales in Antarctic waters. |
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Rough weather (1:49)
To get to the Southern Ocean, you need to go through the "Roaring Forties" and the "Fearsome Fifties" -- areas of ocean where no land weakens the force of the wind. The Arctic Sunrise and The Esperanza have weathered a Force 10 gale and a 70 degree role as they head toward the whaling grounds to make a stand. What are YOU willing to do to save the whales? Become an Ocean Defender! |
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Introducing Shane (1:15)
Welcome to the first Video Blog from the Ocean Defenders voyage. Listen to Shane Rattenbury describe the purpose of this, the most ambitious Greenepace expedition to date. Speaking from the dockside in Cape Town, South Africa, Shane provides the where, why, when and how of the globe spanning journey our ship is about to embark on to protect the world's oceans. |
