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Stories from On-board the M/V Arctic Sunrise

Here you can follow our crew's experiences in real time from the Southern Ocean as they confront the Japanese whaling fleet. You'll find stories in both RealPlayer and text format. We update the site all the time so remember to reload the frame.

Latest webcast:
Day 61 - 8 January 2000 "Swamped!"

Text Stories

  • Day 74 - 21 January 2000. She's been on seal hunts and at the receiving end of a number of Greenpeace actions..."the Tawdry History of the Arctic Sunrise"

  • Day 70 - 17 January 2000. How many whales are there in the Southern Ocean? How do they behave? Greenpeace wants to find out. Meet "the Science Team"

  • Day 69 - 16 January 2000. New Zealander's onboard the Sunrise decide to punctuate their Prime Minister's criticism of Japan's illegal whaling. "Tweety Enters the Picture"

  • Day 67 - 14 January 2000. You usually don't get a chance to meet new people out in the Southern Ocean, so when the Aurora Australis was near by we thought we'd pay a visit..."Friendly Faces"

  • Day 65 - 12 January 2000. Even an ugly duckling deserves a shot at redemption and today was going to be..."Wally's Big Day!"

  • Day 64 - 11 January 2000. Rough weather prevents the Sunrise crew from taking action but they are able to document the gruesome reality of whaling..."Six and a Half Minutes"

  • Day 62 - 9 January 2000. After being stymied yesterday in our attempts to shut down the Japanese whaling fleet we knew we'd have to try something new today..."Wall of Water!"

  • Day 61- 8 January 2000. The crewmembers on the whaling ships, probably flustered at seeing the return of the Greenpeace activists, approached their task of hosing down the inflatables with noticeable zeal..."Swamped!"

  • Crew Profile - Irishman John Bowler has been on 15 Greenpeace maritime expeditions. We thought you'd be interested to hear our campaigner's thoughts on this voyage to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

  • Day 48 - 4 January 2000 - Still no sign of the whaling fleet, but we’ll be ready when we find them thanks to... RP - "The life of an outboard motor mechanic"

  • Day 45 - 1 January 2000 - A "New Year's message" from the M/V Arctic Sunrise.

  • Day 42 - 29 December 1999 - Japan's whaling fleet probably thought they had shaken off the Arctic Sunrise for good. Today they found out they were wrong..."Surprise!"

  • Day 41 - 28 December 1999 - Summer in Antarctica and the temperature skyrockets up to freezing. The crew has to be on guard against "Hypothermia."

  • Day 38 - 25 December 1999 - After a week worth's of actions on the high seas, the crew of the M/V Arctic Sunrise spend "Christmas" trying to prevent illegal whaling in the Southern Ocean.

  • Day 35 - 22 December 1999 - Greenpeace responds to yesterday's ramming with "Seasons' Greetings" for the crew of a Japanese whaler.

  • Day 34 - 21 December 1999 - "Rammed!"

  • Day 33 - 20 December 1999 - When he woke up this morning, first mate Frank Kamp had no idea that by noon he would be swimming in the below zero temperatures of the Southern Ocean. "On the Line"

  • Day 5 - 23 November 1999 - The temperature has dropped, the ship has become a roller coaster ride that never ends, and we've entered..."The Rolly Pollies"

  • Day 1 - 18 November 1999 - After weeks of preparation the Arctic Sunrise heads "Out to Sea"

 

Illustrated Radio Stories

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Day 61 - 8 January 2000 "Swamped!"

Day 50 - The life of a Greenpeace "Engineer."

Day 33 - 20 December 1999 - "Cold But Satisfying"

Rough Seas Day 7 - 25 November 1999 - "Rough Seas"

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