Whale Wars Season 2 Episode 6 With A Hook
- TV-PG
- July 17, 2009
- 43 min
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6.6 (16)
In the sixth episode of season two of Whale Wars, titled With A Hook, the crew of Sea Shepherd's vessel, the Steve Irwin, continues their pursuit of the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean. The episode begins with the Steve Irwin encountering the Japanese harpoon ship, the Yushin Maru No. 2, and they begin strategizing on how to prevent them from killing any more whales.
The crew of the Steve Irwin launches small boats in an attempt to disrupt the operations of the Yushin Maru No. 2. They try to deploy a propeller-fouling device, which is designed to get tangled in the Japanese ship's propellers and disable it. However, the Japanese crew is quick to cut the device loose.
As the Sea Shepherd crew continues to interfere with the Yushin Maru No. 2, they come across another Japanese ship, the Kaiko Maru. This ship is not involved in the whaling operations directly, but the crew is collecting data on the whale population in the area.
The Sea Shepherd crew comes up with a plan to prevent the Kaiko Maru from transmitting data back to the whaling fleet. They decide to deploy a grappling hook, which would grab onto the device used by the Japanese crew to launch their research drones. This would prevent the drones from being launched and collecting data.
While the Sea Shepherd crew is successful in deploying the hook and disrupting the operations of the Kaiko Maru, the Japanese crew eventually cuts it loose. The battle between the two sides continues, with the Sea Shepherd crew using various tactics to prevent the Japanese whaling fleet from killing any more whales.
As the episode progresses, tensions rise between the two sides, and the crew of the Steve Irwin face more challenges and obstacles. They encounter bad weather and mechanical issues that threaten to derail their efforts.
Despite these setbacks, the Sea Shepherd crew refuses to give up and continues their mission to stop the whaling operations of the Japanese fleet. As the episode comes to a close, they are still locked in a battle of wills with the Japanese crew, unsure of what the next move will be.
With A Hook is an intense episode that showcases the determination and courage of the Sea Shepherd crew. They are faced with numerous challenges as they try to prevent the Japanese whaling fleet from killing more whales in the Southern Ocean. The episode highlights the lengths that people will go to protect the environment and the creatures that inhabit it. The crew of the Steve Irwin are willing to risk their lives to stop the whaling operations and send a message to the world about the importance of preserving our natural resources.