In a daring attempt to create media controversy, Pottsy and Giles board the Yushin Maru #2 from the Delta at extremely high speeds. This single act created a media firestorm and help put Sea Sheperd in to the public eye.
The Sea Sheperds finally catch the Japanese whaling fleet's mothership, the Nisshin Maru. In their first pass they throw non-toxic butyric acid and methocel onto the deck of the ship, hoping to disrupt whaling activity.
Employing a tactic from Star Wars, the Steve Irwin hides in an ice field hoping a Japanese recon ship will mistake it for an iceberg. Hey, it worked for the Millenium Falcon!
The Japanese write "Scientific Research" on their ships to underline that they're operating under an international law that allows them to kill up to a certain amount of whales every year for scientific research. [Episode 1]
The Sea Shepherd manoevers close to a Japanese harpoon ship, the Yushin Maru #3, in an attempt to throw butyric acid, a form of stink bomb, onto the deck.
The Steve Irwin is on a collision course with the Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru #2. Will Sea Shepherd avoid a collision or stay on course? [Episode 2]
Once again the Steve Irwin finds itself in a deadly ice field and the ship's hull can't take much more. Simon and Arne are on call to make sure the hull doesn't fill with water when the cameraman abandons them!