A recent naval accident has highlighted the growing problem of the ocean's booming whale population and the threat it poses to humans and fish stocks. On Satuday (March 9th) 87 passengers were injured when a whale apparently strayed into the path of a high-speed Japanese ferry.
As reported by NHK News:
The Japan Coast Guard suspects a jetfoil ferry boat collided with a whale. A crewmember claims to have spotted a large, white object in the water moments before impact.
The collision occurred on Saturday afternoon while the vessel was travelling from Niigata port to Sado Island. Eighty people were injured, 13 seriously.
Coast guard officials say a roughly 15-centimeter crack is visible on the stern of the vessel and its hydrofoil wing is partially bent. They say the sea was calm and visibility was good at the time of impact.
Another high-speed vessel is thought to have collided with a whale in the same waters in the past.
Coast guard and transport safety inspectors are planning to examine the ferry and try to determine the cause of the accident.
The cause is simple -- too many whales! Since Western nations started to morally signal about whale hunting being especially "evil," guilt tripping the Japanese into drastically reducing the number of whales they harvest from the sea, the whale population has shot up. Also, because man has largely stopped hunting whales, the whales no longer fear ships, meaning that the likelihood of a collision with one of these giant, dangerous animals is further heightened.
While some whales eat krill, which is of little direct interest to humans, other whales eat enormous amounts of fish and require several times their own body weight in fish to stay alive. This means they directly compete with humans for a vital food source.
These reasons mean that it is imperative to resume serious whaling as soon as possible, even if it upsets the tender feelings of White liberals keen to morally signal how much they supposedly care about these giant fish-eating machines and naval hazards.
