Position: 70 Degrees 45 Minutes South 171 Degrees 45 Minutes West Vessels Involved: Japanese whalers – The Nisshin Maru, Yushin Maru No. 1 and Yushin Maru No. 2 Sea Shepherd Conservation Society – The Steve Irwin En route – The Bob Barker and the Yushin Maru No. 3 After a 26-day pursuit covering over 4,000 miles, the Steve Irwin caught up with the Nisshin Maru at 1800 hours on January 25th, 2011 AEST. “We...








