Anti-whaling protesters are closing in on the waters around Antarctica, promising to take forceful action - including possibly damaging ships - to prevent Japanese whalers from carrying out their hunt.

Ships from conservation groups Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd are heading for the Southern ocean, braced for clashes with the Japanese fleet.

Sea Shepherd, which has a reputation for taking forceful action, says it has equipped its main ship with a battering ram which it hopes to use to cripple Japanese whalers.

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[The Sea Shepherd main vessel is equipped with a huge dildo shaped ram. With this turn, enviromental conservatism has gained more sinister overtones: from now on the crimes against nature can also cost your anal virginity.]