That is a sure sign you have the Japanese government on the ropes. If only there was a way to refuel so you could stay down there for the rest of the season.

Maybe you should make that an objective for next year?

Well done for stopping the whaling. Hope you can stay down there for a lot longer!. Maybe the Japanese are as desperate to refuel as you are? Hope you can stop the Oriental Bluebird refueling the Nisshin Maru. If they run out of fuel then maybe they won't be able to power their refridgeration units and all the meat captured so far will go off!

Hope you can stay down there for a while! Is there absolutely no chance Greenpeace can send another ship down to let you refuel? Where's the Rainbow Warrior? Good luck.

please share your coordinates with the steve irwin, us folks on land think you should be working together instead of perpetuating silly movement infighting.

We check your log every day with bated breath - be sure you are well read and appreciated - our heartfelt thanks to all of you down there in the rough seas and for these updates to all of us at home who care about you and the whales. - Canada

I just wanted to say that brian does not speak for me. There are many of us "on land" who support Greenpeace's decision to not work with Sea Shepherd, and who disagree with the methods used by the Steve Irwin crew.

I also think it ironic to blame greenpeace for the "silly movement infighting" when it is Paul Watson from Sea Shepherd who continually rants about Greenpeace... Surely it is he who perpetuates the image of infighting. If he just got on with doing the job he is there to do, and quit wasting time and airspace criticising others, there would be no "infighting" to speak of.

I like the idea of Esperanza interfering with the refueling of the Nisshin Maru. Block that transfer!

Brian suggests that the difference in strategy between Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd is one of "perpetuating silly movement infighting".

There has been a similar difference in political strategy on land in Australia between different forest campaigns.

Following on from the Wagerup nonviolent actions, the West Australian forest conservation movement maintained a disciplined approach to nonviolent direct action.

By contrast, in New South Wales, in campaigns like Terania Creek, forest conservationists adopted a more lassez faire chaotic approach to direct action.

WA forest conservationists have been decisively and spectacularly more sucessful than NSW forest conservationists.

The WA forest campaigns mobilised broad community support to the point of playing a decisive role in achieving a change of government to the Gallop Labor Government and ending old growth logging in WA.

By contrast, it looks like NSW forest conservationists have been decisively routed with no apparent strategy to achieve what has been achieved in WA.

There are doubtless many more complexities to this story. But the broad lessons are very clear.

The WA forest conservationists have been spectacularly more successful with a disciplined approach to nonviolent direct action.

They have protected many many more trees. There are now many old growth trees still standing in WA as a testament to the decisive strategic success of the WA forest campaigners.

Those on land might look to the lessons on land.

The lessons of defeat on land should bite harder because there are also the lessons of success in WA.

For those who believe in a laissez-faire approach to direct action, those lessons should be biting very hard.

The difference of political approach is not silly infighting. It can be critical to success or failure - to trees standing or falling, to whales living or being killed.

Ray

Why can't we see the Nishin Maru on either of the web cams?

Yay Team :) keep the pressure on

How much longer before you will be too low on fuel and have to return? Is there enough time to refuel and go back? Tell us more about the logistics.

Thanks and Keep Up the Good Work!

Tommy

Why don't the Greenpeace crew keep their own blog updated? Don't you have your own webmaster on board. I just read on several news web sites that Greenpeace has failed to stop the Nisshin Maru from refueling. This means that they will now be able to continue to butcher whales after the Esperanza has to return home. I'm sure that Capt Watson and the Steve Irwin would have stopped the refueling if Greenpeace had the decency to give it's location. More whales will die because of Greenpeace's stubbornness.

[Uh, Jim, yes, we've posted a blog. Not sure where you read it, but we didn't fail - we successfully blocked the refuelling for more than 1/2 hour with one small boat! And no whales have died in 11 days, thanks to our work here. - Dave]

As a contributor to Greenpeace, I ask you to start working with the Steve Irwin. I have just read their blog and see that you are refusing to cooperate. I think you will see that most of your contributors are asking you to work with them. Please forward our concern to the rest of Greenpeace and the crew.

Brian - Philadelphia, PA

I disagree with Brian. As a contributor and volunteer for Greenpeace International, I ask you not to work with Sea Shepherd. I think most of your contributors don't believe in Sea Shepherd's tactics, and wouldn't like to see Greenpeace encouraging the ramming of ships is such a pristine environment.

Juliette - France

Please stop badgering the Greenpeace crew about the Steve Irwin and Sea Shepherd. Greenpeace has - as already told - her own methods, and refuses to cooperate with Sea Shepherd.

I am for 100% behind Greenpeace and I will reamin so. I know there are very much people with me.

Keep up the good mood, and it's really a shame that there is no way to refuel for you Greenpeace guys. You are doing a great job.

Brian,

Who gave you the right to speak for people? No one so stop. I for one living near Philly knows that this country is freedom of speech, but for you not for everyone else. I would not suggest speaking for people unless they give you permission.

Congratulations for the job You do.
Let Greenpeace do Greenpeace way, let Sea shepherd do his way.
I wish I had a third ship to help.
Tahiti is on your side, ocean defenders are braveharts.
We are proud to belong the part of mankind you represent.

If anyone is interested.... Japan is denying it is building a new factory ship....oh lookee there goes a flying pig>>>>>>>:|

heres the story... http://news.theage.com.au/japan-wants-whaling-protesters-charged/20080123-1no3.html

hey guys its really great to know that you have helped to keep the whales safe from the harpoonists for the past 11 days keep up the good work.

the whole sea shepard thing should really come into this. whales are being saved thanks to you guys and thats all that that matters

hooray for green peace whales havent been killed and hopefully wont be

wish you all the luck and safe journeys down in the southern ocean.

keep up the good work

kim and im sure the majority of britain too