After repairs and armed with new volunteers, the Sea Shepherds head back out to sea; the Captain raises the stakes and plans for another boarding - by an all-female team; during the mission, a female crew member is critically injured.

After repairs and armed with new volunteers, the Sea Shepherds head back out to sea; the Captain raises the stakes and plans for another boarding - by an all-female team; during the mission, a female crew member is critically injured.

With whalers holding two Sea Shepherds hostage Captain Watson rejects an offer to release them, forcing the Australian and Japanese governments to negotiate their return; after an attack on the whalers, four Sea Shepherds are stranded in open waters.

The Sea Shepherds have found the most important ship in the Japanese whaling fleet, the Nisshin Maru factory ship; despite several warnings the Sea Shepherds strike; the Captain claims to be shot after removing a bullet lodged in his bullet-proof vest.

The Sea Shepherds have found the most important ship in the Japanese whaling fleet, the Nisshin Maru factory ship; despite several warnings the Sea Shepherds strike; the Captain claims to be shot after removing a bullet lodged in his bullet-proof vest.