Another pair were said to have attached themselves to the anchor chain and bow of an accompanying catcher boat, Number One Kyo Maru. He threatened legal action. The short-lived Noumea action delayed for about one day the departure for Japan of the factory ship. For Greenpeace, oceans campaigner Denise Boyd said nothing was done by the activists that was in any way dangerous to the Japanese crews. She rejected the accusation of terrorism as preposterous.
Terrorists use violence or the threat of violence to achieve their objectives.
Greenpeace is non-violent. Boyd demanded that the IWC reject the Japanese Government's proposal. Trying to stifle criticism from Greenpeace will not legitimise Japan's whaling program in the eyes of the international community. Meanwhile Boyd said the Japanese fleet has once again set sail for Antarctica, after repairs to the Nisshin Maru. It has a tight schedule ahead to achieve its 440 minke whale target ahead of the looming end of the Antarctic summer.