AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Anti-whaling activists have asked the Dutch public prosecutor to launch a criminal investigation into a clash between protesters and Japanese whalers which led to the sinking of a protest boat. The hardline Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which has its mother ship registered in the Netherlands, said the Ady ...

CANBERRA (Reuters) - The futuristic anti-whaling protest boat struck by a Japanese harpoon vessel near Antarctica finally sank on Friday, prompting Australia to voice official concern about safety in the remote Southern Ocean. Senior diplomats in Tokyo made "high-level representations" about safety in Antarctica's frigid waters. They also raised concerns ...

A high-tech anti-whaling powerboat that was badly damaged in a collision with Japanese fishermen sank overnight after salvage attempts failed, activists said on Friday. The super-fast "Ady Gil" trimaran, which had its front end sheared off in the smash, was being taken to an Antarctic port when the tow line ...

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Anti-whaling activists accused Japanese whalers of ramming and sinking a high-tech protest boat in the frigid Southern Ocean on Wednesday, but Japan said that its ship could not avoid the collision. The Australian government called for restraint by all parties after the hardline Sea Shepherd Conservation Society said ...