three ships from the japanese whaling fleet began circling other than steve irwin. they were undertaking a hassle but extremely close proximity sometimes coming within three to five meters are now japan says it kills about one thousand whales a year for scientific purposes. but critics say that's just a cover for commercial whaling and that most of the whale meat is sold as food. clean up operation is underway along the atlantic coast of spain and france. after a weekend of heavy storms waves up to about ten meters high and snacks and sea defences and flooded sea front shops and hotels fortunately no deaths have yet been reported but damage is extensive. look beyond the waves breaking over the seawall it on him dying on the french basque coast but the force at the previous night's storm is clear to see. indicted on one hand lanes came and he smashed into things the envoy it's really the norm and not just wrong a few kilometers up the coast the waves wreck seafront eyes in the sun shone the news. no one remembers anything quite like this before. morning we started co