An anti-whaling activist from New Zealand is in custody on a Japanese vessel and will be taken to Japan to face charges after secretly boarding the ship as part of a protest, officials said today.

A CONSERVATION group’s boat had its bow sheared off and was taking on water yesterday after it was struck by a Japanese whaling ship in the freezing waters of Antarctica, the group said.

A conservation group’s boat was sinking today after its bow sheared off in a collision with a Japanese whaling ship in Antarctica.

Japanese whalers and conservationists clashed again in the Antarctic today.