Whale Wars (2008)
Whale Wars is a weekly American documentary-style reality television series that premiered on November 7, 2008 on the Animal Planet cable channel. The program follows Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, as he and the crew aboard their various vessels harass Japanese whalers off the coast of Antarctica. On January 5, 2013, Animal Planet renewed the series for a sixth season.
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Episode 0 - Vendetta
Release Date: 2010-08-27The former captain of the Ady Gil goes for a boarding attempt and one of the Sea Shepherd vessels goes dead in the water.
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Episode 1 - Surrounded by Spies
Release Date: 2010-06-04The Sea Shepherds embark on another dangerous campaign as whaling season begins in the Antarctic; a donation from former game-show host Bob Barker allows the group to purchase a former Norwegian whaling vessel.
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Episode 2 - Crossing Danger
Release Date: 2010-06-11A Japanese reconnaissance ship pursues the Steve Irwin; two members of the Andy Gil crew suffer illness and injury; the Bob Barker's engine fails two days into its journey.
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Episode 3 - From Hell's Heart
Release Date: 2010-06-18The Sea Shepherds have been relentlessly followed by the whaling reconnaissance vessel for two weeks. They find themselves in a full-on engagement on the high seas as Captain Paul Watson orders a massive butyric acid bottle attack on his nemesis.
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Episode 4 - Stealth Attack
Release Date: 2010-06-25The Sea Shepherd's stealth boat, the Ady Gil, launches a sneak attack on the Japanese whaling reconnaissance vessel in an effort to break free of the tail and find the rest of the whaling fleet.
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Episode 5 - The Thrill of the Chase
Release Date: 2010-07-09After nearly a month of searching, the Sea Shepherds have finally found their ultimate target: the world's only whale factory ship, the Nisshin Maru.
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Episode 6 - Sliced In Two
Release Date: 2010-07-16At the bottom of the world, a collision has just devastated one of the Sea Shepherds' vessels. The crew on the other vessel stand helpless on their deck, watching in horror as the Japanese vessel barrels through the Sea Shepherds' prized speedboat.
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Episode 7 - Revenge Is Mine
Release Date: 2010-07-23In the aftermath of the devastating loss of their stealth vessel, the Sea Shepherds have returned to the campaign with renewed passion and intensity. Now the two remaining ships are back on the hunt for the Japanese fleet.
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Episode 8 - Ready To Snap
Release Date: 2010-07-30With low oil and drinking water, and a damaged helicopter, the Sea Shepherds' hunt for the Japanese whaling fleet has been brought to a halt. While on their way back to port, the radar shows two colossal storms that they can't avoid.
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Episode 9 - A Bloody Trail
Release Date: 2010-08-06As the Sea Shepherds approach the Nisshin Maru, they are suddenly surrounded by four whaling vessels. Suddenly, one of the Japanese vessels moves in dangerously close, and as the deck crew quickly braces themselves, the ships violently collide.
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Episode 10 - Zero Hour
Release Date: 2010-08-13The Sea Shepherds refuse to be bullied by the Japanese fleet even though they're out numbered. The deckhands repel over the side of the ship to assess the damage from the collision and realize that there is a gash in the steel hull and water is pouring in.
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Episode 11 - Fire in the Sky
Release Date: 2010-08-20The whalers face new attacks from the Sea Shepherds as they mount an attack with both the Bob Barker and Steve Irwin.
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Episode 12 - Vendetta
Release Date: 2010-08-27The former captain of the Ady Gil goes for a boarding attempt and one of the Sea Shepherd vessels goes dead in the water.
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Episode 13 - To the Ends of the Earth
Release Date: 2010-08-27The whalers attempt to lose their attackers in an ice field.
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Episode 14 - From Pirate to Prisoner
Release Date: 2010-09-03Pete Bethune recounts his experience aboard the Japanese security vessel.