一月份，致力于阻止日本在公海捕鲸的海洋守护者协会的一艘船在与一艘日本捕鲸船的冲突中受到严重损坏。

In January a vessel belonging to the sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a group that tries to disrupt Japanese whaling on the high seas, was badly damaged in a collision with a Japanese whaling ship.

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他表示，上一次捕鲸船提前回家发生在2007年，那次在和海洋守护者协会的船只碰面之后，一搜捕鲸船起火。

The last time a whaling ship returned home early was in 2007 when one of the ships caught fire following an encounter with the conservation group, according to Mr. Nakaoku.

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霍巴特镇是最近的港口，捕鲸者无论是运鲸油上岸，还是在这里购买补给品，以及整修捕鲸船，都可以节省时间。

Now, as Hobart Town was the nearest port, the whalers found that it saved time to go thither with their oil, and to buy their provisions and refit their ships there;

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