Another collision at sea with the Japanese

[hackman72]

For those interested, another ship, this time the "Bob Barker" collided at sea with a Japanese whaler.

 

[o0o_the_mutt_o0o]

They're playing bumper boats out there or what........

 

[rockdog]

I think the good guys need a sub and some torpedos.

Jason

 

[cdub]

Looks like it will be a good season on whale wars!

 

[mockery]

Here is another link to the story

 

[kayakatl]

Cartman needs to captain the Bob Barker.

 

[scuba steve]

And the trimaran got sunk too! That was an amazing boat!

Length: 24-meters (78-feet)
Vessel Type: tri-hull wavepiercer / powerboat
Max Speed: 50 knots
Coolest Maneuver: Capable of submarining up to 7m (23ft) underwater
Famous For: Recently set the world record for global circumnavigation
Former Name: Earthrace

Also, if you look up the video of the them explaining the boat it had a carbon fiber coating to make it almost invisble to radar, ran on bio-diesel and a bunch of other modifications.

"At a fundraising event in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 17<span style="font-size: 11px">th</span>, 2009, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society unveiled their newest ocean defense vessel: the Ady Gil. </em>The vessel, previously known as the Earthrace,</em> is a fast, futuristic looking trimaran that recently set the world record for global circumnavigation. The vessel renaming reflects the ship’s benefactor, Ady Gil, who helped acquire the vessel."

Departed - December 10, 2009, for the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary Operation Waltzing Matilda
Sunk - Jan 5th, 2010
(That didn't last too long, huh?)