IMPACT: Sea Shepherd's Steve Irwin, left, and the Japanese whaler collide. Picture: SEA SHEPHERD
SEA Shepherd says three of its ships and a Korean tanker were rammed in a day of high drama on the Southern Ocean.
Sea Shepherd Australia director Jeff Hansen said the massive Japanese whaling ship Nisshin Maru, which is eight times the size of the anti-whaling group's Bob Barker, had caused extensive damage.
"It looks like a bomb's gone off on the deck above the bridge and one of the radars has gone," Mr Hansen said.
There were no injuries among the 38 crew.
Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson said the Nisshin Maru hit the Steve Irwin, the Bob Barker and the Sam Simon while they were attempting to stop the Japanese fleet refuelling just after lunchtime yesterday.
Captain Watson said the Bob Barker had lost power, but was under way again.
"The Nisshin Maru just came in, bullied their way through, and hit the Steve Irwin twice on the stern and hit the Bob Barker multiple times, pushing it into the side of the tanker," he said.
Captain Watson said the Nisshin Maru had continued to hit it with stun guns and water cannons and caused severe damage.
He said the Japanese ship had only backed off after a mayday call had been issued.
Sea Shepherd board member and former Greens leader Bob Brown called on Australia to police its territorial waters.
"This is a gross breach of international law by the Japanese," Dr Brown said.
"I'm calling the Australian Government to dispatch naval vessels now not just to film the slaughter of the whales by the Antarctic fleet but to restore international law."
Dr Brown said the incident was the worst since the sinking of the Ady Gil in 2010. The cause of that sinking, however, has been disputed.
Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke said the Government was still confirming reports of the ramming incident and added the Government condemned 'scientific' whaling in all waters.
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