Sail and sailing, cruising, boating news The Sea Sherperd anti-whaling group's boat, Ady Gil, formerly known as Earthrace, has been almost three metres cut from its carbon fibre bow by a Japanese security vessel Shonan Maru near Commonwealth Bay earlier today, Wednesday and the New Zealand-registered vessel is in danger of sinking. Sea Shepherd leader Paul Watson had said the vessel was rammed, but that the six-member crew including skipper Pete Bethune had been rescued and were uninjured. According to eyewitness Captain Chuck Swift on the third anti-whaling vessel the Bob Barker, the attack happened while the vessels were dead in the water. The Shonan Maru No. 2 suddenly started up and deliberately rammed the A...

The latest in green gossip First, it's ADY Gil, not... EARTHWARRIOR117: The Shonan Maru is roughly 3 times the size of the Ady Gil. There is a big difference between the...

Boats Collide In Anti-Whaling Clash In Antarctica The Ady Gil is a high-speed trimaran previously known as the Earthrace that recently set the world record for global circumnavigation. ...

The latest in green gossip Turns out it's something of a pain in the ass for the crew of the Ady Gil. The Sea Shepherd's latest sleek addition to its fleet has had to return to Hobart ...

The latest in green gossip The Ady Gil finally left port today from Hobart, Tasmania at around 11AM local time. The newest addition to the Sea Shepherd fleet had attempted to leave ...

	Powerboat destroyed in Japan whaling clash All six crew on the Ady Gil trimaran, which holds the round-the-world record, were rescued unharmed, the Sea Shepherd animal rights group said in a statement."The Ady Gil is believed to be sinking and chances of salvage are very grim," the group said, adding the "unprovoked" attack was captured on film."The Shonan Maru No. 2 suddenly started up and deliberately rammed the Ady Gil ripping eight feet of the bow of the vessel completely off," it said.Crew on the carbon-and-kevlar trimaran had hurled stinkbombs in their first clash with the whalers earlier on Wednesday."The Japanese whalers have now escalated this conflict very violently," said Paul Watson, captain of... ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) The group's high speed boat, the Ady Gil, is now in the Southern Ocean looking for the Japanese whaling fleet. Steve Irwin captain Paul Watson says the team ... Ady Gil's lone whale fight Tasmania News THE tiny 24-metre trimaran the Ady Gil is now all alone against the increasingly aggressive Japanese whaling vessels. The Sea Shepherd anti-whaling vessel, the Steve Irwin, yesterday quit the battle to refuel in Hobart and will not return until early JanuaryBut trying to locate a shipping berth in Hobart proved to be just as tricky as tracking down the Japanese whaling fleet, Sea Shepherd captain Paul Watson said.Speaking to the Mercury from the Steve Irwin last night, Capt Watson said that in a last-minute stroke of luck the crew was able to secure a berthing in Hobart next Tuesday to allow the ship to refuel.He said it had been difficult given... High-risk whale war Tasmania News The Steve Irwin will be in port until at least tomorrow before returning to the 24m Ady Gil, which has been patrolling the Southern Ocean alone.The Ady Gil is expected to return to Hobart to refuel about January 15.As the Steve Irwin refuelled at Macquarie Wharf, a flotilla of small boats came alongside to see the famous vessel.Hobart crewmember Andrew Perry said yesterday he felt safe and extremely proud of the work he was doing.For Mr Perry it was a chance for a quick visit with his wife, Molly Kendall, who also has a special bond with the Steve Irwin.During their expedition on the vessel last year they were married on the remote Scott Island in the Ross...