Japan’s whaling flagship is on fire

fuser reports that the flagship of the Japanese whaling fleet has, er, caught fire. As if the Japanese weren’t pissing on the environment enough with their defiance of the whaling moratorium, the international community is concerned that the ship’s oil supplies could seep into the water and possibly threaten the nearby penguin community, who just want to make penguin babies in peace. Now, as near as anyone can tell, the fire was one of those “just happens” kinda things and not an act of sabotage by animal rights groups or just plain animal sources, but here’s the kicker – whale oil burns an awful lot. That’s right, the ship’s plight is that much worse because of what they’re there for. Take that up your science expedition and smoke it. Link.