Whale Wars

After seven years of intense sea battles, the Sea Shepherds believe they have driven the Japanese whaling fleet from the Southern Ocean. But Japan promises to return to Antarctica to resume its hunt.

The crew aboard the Steve Irwin spots a ship and suspects that it is the Nisshin Maru. Already short on fuel, the Brigitte Bardot is struck by a rogue wave and her crew prepares to abandon ship.

The terrified crew aboard the damaged Brigitte Bardot issues a distress call, but help is far away. As raging seas pound the fragile craft, the crew begins to fall apart, fearing they will not survive.

With the Japanese fleet's security vessel on the horizon, the captain of the Brigitte Bardot orders his crew to evacuate the boat. In Antarctica, the Bob Barker tries to disable the Yūshin Maru No. 3.

Brigitte Bardot's exhausted crew scrambles to evacuate the ailing vessel. And Captain Paul Watson goes on the offensive, sending a team to board the heavily armed security vessel - the Shōnan Maru 2.

With activists aboard the Shōnan Maru 2, Captain Paul Watson hopes the media frenzy will force the security vessel to back off. Steve Irwin's crew members take part in their most violent battle yet.

The Sea Shepherds send out their new helicopter pilot to identify a mystery vessel. But as the helicopter reaches the limits of its fuel range, it abruptly disappears, leaving only radio silence.

The Sea Shepherds finally find the Nisshin Maru. Now, they must run an eight-mile gauntlet formed by harpoon ships defending their mother ship. The success of the campaign depends on this moment.