Japanese Whalers Shoot Themselves In The Face (With Pepper Spray)

On February 11th, during a confrontation between Sea Shepherd and the Japanese security ship Shonan Maru 2, an incident occurred that provided an excuse for the Institute for Cetacean Research (ICR) to issue a media statement accusing Sea Shepherd of injuring three Japanese crewmembers with butyric acid (rotten butter). According to the ICR media release, the three men were injured when butyric acid splashed into their faces. In reviewing video footage of the confrontation, the Sea Shepherd crew discovered the real source of injuries for the three Japanese crewmembers. The three crew were injured because they shot themselves in the face with pepper spray (also known as capsicum spray). The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has never caused a single injury to any person since the organization was founded in 1977. Sea Shepherd: Captain Pete Bethune Boards Shonan Maru 2 to Arrest Japanese Skipper. + Update: Sea Shepherd Captain Detained Onboard Japanese Whaling Vessel. BBC: Japan anti-whaling activists on trial for meat theft.