Japanese whaling ship owner Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha is set to take legal steps with the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) over alleged trespassing and forcible obstruction of business by the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, company officials said.
The company is considering which of three attacks by activists this year to make the subject of its complaint.
In January, butyric acid, which produces a foul smell, was hurled at the No. 2 Yushinmaru whaling research vessel, and Australian and British activists boarded the ship. Then on Jan. 18, butyric acid was thrown at the No. 3 Yushinmaru. In a third attack on Monday, activists hurled over 100 bottles containing butyric acid at the Nisshinmaru scientific whaling ship, injuring three people including JCG officers.
The JCG has already begun an investigation into Monday's attack on suspicion of forcible obstruction of business and inflicting bodily injury.
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