Bethune admits sinking of Ady Gil was PR stunt.

[onearmedbandit]

Just on the news now, he has quit the Sea Shepard and denounced them, and admitted that the ramming of the AG was a PR stunt, ordered by Paul Watson.

I suppose that clears up any misunderstanding about that now.

[Mully]

And said that he told him to let it sink - very interesting interview on Te News.

[Genie]

Well. FFS, that is just absolute crap..glad that nobody was killed then, bad enough they sacrificed that awesome boat...bastards.

[onearmedbandit]

Here's a link.

http://markhubert.net/we-need-to-change/pete-bethune-resigning-from-sea-shepherd/

It says here the 'scuttling' was intentional, nothing about the ramming. But they way it was presented on the news made it look like the whole thing was planned.

[Forest]

I read about this earlier this afternoon on Kiwi Blog.

http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2010/10/bethune_savages_sea_shepherd.html

I'm quite impressed that Bethune has put himself on the line to do this. The SSCS come across as a bunch of lunatics.

[imdying]

That simply isn't true. Heaps of people on here told us that the Japanese went and rammed him on purpose. I can't believe they're all idiots who couldn't figure out obvious the truth from the video :rofl:

[Pussy]

Said it before, will say it again.....

Bethune is a wanker

[onearmedbandit]

Indeed he is. Either he's prepared to lie to all and sundry while carrying out these acts, or he's prepared to spread lies about SS.

[pzkpfw]

On its way to the bottom, I wonder if the boat* hit any whales?


(* from whose engines I'm sure they drained all oil for proper disposal)

[rainman]

...admitted that the ramming of the AG was a PR stunt, ordered by Paul Watson.

Not the ramming, as you point out below.


It says here the 'scuttling' was intentional, nothing about the ramming. But they way it was presented on the news made it look like the whole thing was planned.

News != truth. Having read Pete's statement I see no evidence he is suggesting that the ramming was a stunt, just that he was told to scuttle the boat and went along with that.

But then, it looks like Either(Pete or Paul Watson) != truth, much.

A disappointing and sorry affair. No heroes in this story.

[tri boy]

A disappointing and sorry affair. No heroes in this story.

True dat.
Never were they heroes.
Just attention seeking lil wankers.
Waste of the nice vessel.
Fuckers should be keel hauled.

[Woodman]

As a pr stunt to raise awareness to his cause it was a success in my opinion.

[onearmedbandit]

As a pr stunt to raise awareness to his cause it was a success in my opinion.

Isn't there ways of raising awareness without lying to their supporters, sponsors and the public? And without sinking a vessel in the seas delicate ecosystem?

[Woodman]

Isn't there ways of raising awareness without lying to their supporters, sponsors and the public? And without sinking a vessel in the seas delicate ecosystem?

yep I agree there are better more peaceful and law-abiding ways to get your opinion across if your a traditional namby pamby greenie, and look how far thats got them.

[onearmedbandit]

yep I agree there are better more peaceful and law-abiding ways to get your opinion across if your a traditional namby pamby greenie, and look how far thats got them.

Ok, so if the truth doesn't work it's ok to bullshit? It's not the nature of the protest (violence) or whether it was law abiding, they lied to try to sell an image.

[Indiana_Jones]

And without sinking a vessel in the seas delicate ecosystem?

I don't think one piece of fibreglass at the bottom of the ocean is gonna do much harm lol

-Indy

[spajohn]

Said it before, will say it again.....

Bethune is a wanker

Bethune and Sea Shepherd are as bad as one another. God, or some higher power, help the morons that look up to people with their lack of integrity and honesty etc...

[george formby]

R.I.P Sea Sheperd. You whale be missed.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I don't think one piece of fibreglass at the bottom of the ocean is gonna do much harm lol

-Indy

It's more about the hundreds (if not thousands) of litres of fuel that's a problem

[Jantar]

It's more about the hundreds (if not thousands) of litres of fuel that's a problem
That's biofuel. So no problem. :innocent:

[avgas]

Good on Pete for finally admitting something I say.
Bloody sad that this was all found out AFTER a piece of NZ Maritime history sunk.

[Marmoot]

That's biofuel. So no problem. :innocent:

Would you try dumping 100 litres of cooking oil in the Waikato and see what happens?

[Bald Eagle]

Would you try dumping 100 litres of cooking oil in the Waikato and see what happens?


Slippery eels :lol:

[avgas]

Would you try dumping 100 litres of cooking oil in the Waikato and see what happens?
It would wash the shit and tampons downstream for a start.

[Robert Taylor]

Said it before, will say it again.....

Bethune is a wanker

Got to agree 100%, hes from the same ilk and mindset as Keith Locke and John Minto from rent a commie mob.

[schrodingers cat]

As a pr stunt to raise awareness to his cause it was a success in my opinion.

Big whoop. Not that I'd bother giving money to the jobless unwashed eco terrorists of ANY brand (Yes - they are a brand) but especially not now. Pretty hard to find any moral high ground here

PS - Yes, Bethune is a wanker.

[hellokitty]

I feel sorry for his wife - I am assuming the insurance won't pay out if it was deliberate? She was saying how much they needed that money.....

In fact, he is a wanker isn't he? The shit he put his family through and now all this stuff :angry:

[Usarka]

Ummmm.... it wasn't Bethune that ordered the scuttling or did i miss something......

I know if I was facing asian jail time I'd be conservative with the truth..

[tri boy]

Maritime law requests ALL skippers to take a responsible approach to travel on the high seas.
This also includes day boaties etc.
He was a cocksucker that risked his ife, and other peoples on that vessel.
Don't care about his whale loving, or anything else, but with regards to seamanship, he should never be alowed a flutter board from today forward.

[JimO]

I feel sorry for his wife - I am assuming the insurance won't pay out if it was deliberate? She was saying how much they needed that money.....

In fact, he is a wanker isn't he? The shit he put his family through and now all this stuff :angry:

the boat had been sold to Ady Gill, he didnt own it anymore

[BMWST?]

Here's a link.

http://markhubert.net/we-need-to-change/pete-bethune-resigning-from-sea-shepherd/

It says here the 'scuttling' was intentional, nothing about the ramming. But they way it was presented on the news made it look like the whole thing was planned.

obviously planned to the extent that if you keep going on a collision course with a much larger vessel you may actually have a collision.At some point you would pull away unless you actually wanted to collide with said vessel

[Woodman]

No one else did anything about the Japanese whalers bullshitting the whole world about their science experiments. They just treated us like shit.
Bethune stood up for what he believed in and he was pretty agressive about it while the rest of the pinko lefty fcukwits had group hugs about it.
No point fighting fair.

[Latte]

Ummmm.... it wasn't Bethune that ordered the scuttling or did i miss something......

I know if I was facing asian jail time I'd be conservative with the truth..

Bethune was the captain, he could have said no, not like SS are a bunch of (eco) terrorists, or they happily put lives at risk for their cause....

I wonder what brought on this latest tanty, more media coverage? Or is he not getting paid out for the boat and is blaming SS for all that money sitting at the bottom of the ocean?

[JimO]

Or is he not getting paid out for the boat and is blaming SS for all that money sitting at the bottom of the ocean?

it wasnt his boat, he sold it

[Pixie]

the boat had been sold to Ady Gill, he didnt own it anymore

What the fuck is Ady Gil? a fish with PIV ( piscine immunodeficiency virus)?

Oh,I almost forgot ....Stupid Hippies!

[JimO]

Ady Gil is a american with too much money

[ynot slow]

Bethune=bafoon.