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Anti-whaling activist arrested in Japan

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-03-12 14:07
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Anti-whaling activist arrested in Japan

A blue sheet is used as a cover to hide anti-whaling New Zealander activist Pete Bethune of the hardline Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as he walks on whaling vessel Japan's Shonan Maru 2 to board Japan's coastguard vessel (unseen) after being arrested at Tokyo bay March 12, 2010. Japan's coastguard on Friday arrested the anti-whaling activist who boarded the whaling vessel in the Antarctic following clashes between hunters and environmentalists, a spokesman said.[Agencies]