Anti-whaling boat 'was scuttled'

An ex-member of anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd alleges it ordered its own boat to be scuttled to gain public sympathy in the publicity battle over Japan's whaling programme. Mr Bethune told New Zealand’s National Radio he believed Mr Watson wanted the sinking to “garner sympathy with the public and to create better TV”.
Former anti-whaling campaign collaborators Peter Bethune and Paul Watson Relations between Bethune, left, and Watson seem to have descended into acrimony
“Paul Watson was my admiral. He gave me an order and I carried it out,” Mr Bethune said, according to Associated Press.
But Mr Watson denied the allegations, saying Mr Bethune was bitter because he had fallen out with Sea Shepherd.

Anti-whaling boat 'was scuttled'