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Whalers, activists clash again off Antarctica (AP)

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In this photo released by Sea Shepherd, anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd's ship the Bob Barker, left, and Japanese harpoon boat the Yushin Maru 3 collide in the waters off Antarctica Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. It was the second major clash this year in the increasingly aggressive confrontations between the two sides. No one was reportedly injured in the latest strike. (AP Photo/Sea Shepherd, Glenn Lockitch)  NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP – Anti-whaling ship the Bob Barker and a Japanese harpoon boat collided in icy Antarctic waters in the second major clash this year in increasingly aggressive confrontations between conservationists and the whaling fleet.

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Anti-whalers claim hull pierced in Antarctic clash (AFP)

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Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 is anchored at the Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi prefecture, western Japan in 2009. Anti-whaling activists Saturday accused Japanese harpooners of intentionally ramming one of their ships and piercing its hull in a further escalation of hostilities in Antarctic waters.(AFP/JIJI Press/File)AFP – Anti-whaling activists Saturday accused Japanese harpooners of intentionally ramming one of their ships and piercing its hull in a further escalation of hostilities in Antarctic waters.

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Whaler, activist ship collide again off Antarctica (AP)

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In this photo released by Sea Shepherd, anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd's ship the Bob Barker, left, and Japanese harpoon boat the Yushin Maru 3 collide in the waters off Antarctica Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. It was the second major clash this year in the increasingly aggressive confrontations between the two sides. No one was reportedly injured in the latest strike. (AP Photo/Sea Shepherd, Glenn Lockitch)  NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP – The anti-whaling ship the Bob Barker and a Japanese harpoon boat collided Saturday in the icy waters off Antarctica — the second major clash this year in the increasingly aggressive confrontations between conservationists and the whaling fleet.

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