. ▁government . ▁He ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁viol ating ▁the ▁citizens hip ▁provision ▁of ▁the ▁sh ipping ▁laws ▁which ▁require ▁that ▁all ▁ships ▁displaying ▁the ▁U . S . ▁flag ▁be ▁owned ▁by ▁U . S . ▁citizens . ▁On ass is ▁entered ▁a ▁guilty ▁ple a ▁and ▁paid ▁$ 7 ▁million . ▁ ▁Wh aling ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁On ass is ▁had ▁success ▁wh aling ▁off ▁the ▁Per uv ian ▁coast . ▁His ▁first ▁expedition ▁made ▁a ▁net ▁profit ▁of ▁US $ 4 . 5 ▁million . ▁That ▁business ▁ended ▁when ▁The ▁Norwegian ▁Wh aling ▁Gazette ▁made ▁accus ations ▁based ▁on ▁sail ors ' ▁test imon ial s , ▁such ▁as ▁one ▁given ▁by ▁Bruno ▁Sch al ag heck e ▁who ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁factory ▁ship ▁Olympic ▁Ch allen ger : ▁" P ie ces ▁of ▁fresh ▁meat ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 2 4 ▁wh ales ▁we ▁killed ▁yesterday ▁still ▁remains ▁on ▁the ▁deck . ▁Among ▁them ▁all , ▁just ▁one ▁could ▁be ▁considered ▁adult . ▁All ▁animals ▁that ▁pass ▁within ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁the ▁har po on ▁are ▁killed ▁in ▁cold ▁blood ." ▁The ▁vent ure ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁after ▁the ▁business ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Ky ok uy o ▁Hog ei ▁Ka ish a ▁Wh aling ▁Company , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁Japanese ▁wh aling ▁companies , ▁for ▁$ 8 . 5 ▁million . ▁Norwegian ▁authorities ▁sus pected ▁the ▁invol vement ▁of ▁H jal mar ▁Sch acht ▁in ▁On