Sea Shepherd's M/Y Steve Irwin, foreground, collides with Japanese harpoon ship, the Yushin Maru No. 3, during a clash in Antarctica's Ross Sea on Friday, Feb. 6, 2009. Japanese crews accused Sea Shepherd of recklessly ramming their vessel, while Sea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson in return blamed the whaling fleet for disorienting him with LRADs (long-range acoustic weapons). The ensuing media war is as real as the battle fought on the water.