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The Sea Shepherd crew is suddenly leaderless when Paul Watson resigns from duty, and yet their battle rages on, as they close in on whalers in the Pacific. Who will step up to take command during this season's final confrontation?

The Sea Shepherd crew is suddenly leaderless when Paul Watson resigns from duty, and yet their battle rages on, as they close in on whalers in the Pacific. Who will step up to take command?

Get a quick overview of what the Sea Shepherds are up against and what equipment they have at their disposal this season.

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The Sea Shepherds, again, have shut the whalers down early. The Japanese fell well short of their quota and Paul Watson considered this campaign to be very successful!

After months of searching, and with only a week left in the whaling season, the Bob Barker crew finally spots the Japanese factory ship. They hope they can now shut the whalers down for good!

The Bob Barker is surrounded by 2 whaling ships towing prop fouling cables. The harpoon ships hope to slow the Bob Barker down enough for the Nisshin Maru to escape. The situation is tense and the Sea Shepherds are getting desperate!

In the heat of the moment, a cameraman filming the Sea Shepherds is struck in the arm with a grappling hook Things only escalate from there...as the amount of violence increases, so does the tension!

In the middle of the night three Australian citizens board the Shonan Maru in an attempt to slow down the Japanese vessel enough for the Steve Irwin to escape. The crew members are on board... will the plan succeed?

In a boat-to-boat confrontation with the Japanese whalers, Sea Shepherds deploy a new version of their prop fouler from previous campaigns. When they get too close to the whaling vessel the Japanese crew starts throwing flashbangs!

SPOILER ALERT: Chris and three Australian natives begin their nighttime mission to board the Nisshin Maru, but find that everything is not exactly as they had originally planned.

In this deleted scene, Australian Customs arrive at the dock to deliver some news: the Sea Shepherds will need to remove their coveted flag. Will Captain Watson surrender to their demands?

The small boats of the Bob Barker take runs at the Yushin Maru #3. The deploy prop fouling tactics and the Yushin is brought to a stand still! Is this the break they have been looking for?

The small boat team embarks on a mission to plug the Shonan Maru #2 while traveling at high speed. Will it work?

Fresh out of prop foulers, the Ady Gil devises a plan to get resupplied by the Bob Barker.... while going full speed! Both crews race to pull off this daring manuever. *(Deleted Scene)

The Sea Shepherd crew is suddenly leaderless when Paul Watson resigns from duty, and yet their battle rages on, as they close in on whalers in the Pacific. Who will step up to take command?

In this deleted scene, watch the reactions of the crew on the Steve Irwin as news spreads that the Ady Gil has been rammed and torn in two.

Sea Shepherd manuevers close to a Japanese harpoon ship, the Yushin Maru #3, in an attempt to throw butyric acid on the deck. [Deleted Scene]

The Sea Shepherd crew is suddenly leaderless when Paul Watson resigns from duty, and yet their battle rages on, as they close in on whalers in the Pacific. Who will step up to take command during this season's final confrontation?

Paul Watson gets a little too close to the Nisshin Maru and gets the Steve Irwin an impromptu bath! [Deleted Scene]

Sea Sheperd's Pedro calls out for help when he sees that the Steve Irwin's current course will take them directly up the back of the Nisshin Maru! [Deleted Scene]

The Sea Shepherds, again, have shut the whalers down early. The Japanese fell well short of their quota and Paul Watson considered this campaign to be very successful!

While scouting the Nisshin Maru for a weak spot, pilot Chris Aultman suddenly finds himself targetted by Japanese LRAD, which could cause him to lose control of the helicopter.

The Sea Shepherd's helicopter pilot Chris Aultman walks through his pre-flight procedures. "The flight begins actually before the aircraft leaves the ground," says Chris. [Deleted Scene]

In this deleted scene, Fiona McCuaig gives Paul Watson his first tour of the newly acquired Bob Barker, a boat Watson purchased in secret but had never seen until now.

In this deleted scene, the crew of the Gojira attempts to fire a butryic acid bomb into a whaling ship's air intake system. Can the Sea Shephereds make this one in a million shot?

With four ships circling the Bob Barker, Chuck orders a desperate move that results in a collision with the Yushin Maru #3!

The Japanese harpoon ship Yushin Maru #2 manuevers between the Steve Irwin and the Japanese factory ship. Sea Shepherd launches stink bombs to clear the way. [Deleted Scene]

With the Japanese harpoon vessel Yushin Maru #2 on their tail, Sea Shepherd implements a "stern line strategy" to ward them off. [Deleted Scene]

The Sea Shepherds receive a call from Tokyo informing them that the Japanese are ending their whaling season early and heading back to Japan. Paul is skeptical, but that doesn't stop the crew from celebrating.