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Article: Fed: Japanese government must act, says Sea Shepherd director
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- January 17, 2008
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AAP General News (Australia)
01-17-2008
Fed: Japanese government must act, says Sea Shepherd director
SYDNEY, Jan 17 AAP - Someone from the Japanese government must step in to take charge
of "the hostage situation" in the Southern Ocean, Sea Shepherd international director
Jonny Vasic says.
Mr Vasic said he was unable to confirm reports the Japanese harpoon vessel, Yushin
Maru No 2, which has detained two crew members of the anti-whaling ship the Steve Irwin,
was on its way back to Japan.
"We have lost the Yushin Maru on our radar," he said.
"We feel they're probably in the area.
"We have heard the reports they are heading back to Japan but we can't confirm them.
"We're currently ...