(AP) — In this photo released by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 approaches the Sea Shepherd's high-speed trimaran Gojira during their encounter Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, in Southern Ocean, Antarctica.
The anti-whaling activists was chasing the fleet in the hopes of interrupting Japan's annual whale hunt. (AP Photo/Sea Shepherd, Simon Ager)