Peter James Bethune , 44 , is accused of jumping from a Jet Ski onto the Shonan Maru 2 , the security ship of a Japanese whaling fleet , after the Ady Gil boat , of which Bethune was captain , sank . He belongs to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society . Group : He was trying to prevent citizen 's arrest of Shonan Maru 2 crew . Skipper was involved in collision that sank Ady Gil , which targets harpoon ##ers . Sea Shepherd : Bethune has legal representation in Japan .
He belongs to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society . Group : He was trying to prevent citizen 's arrest of Shonan Maru 2 crew . Skipper was involved in collision that sank Ady Gil , which targets harpoon ##ers . Sea Shepherd : Bethune has legal representation in Japan .