The 3rd Antarctic Campaign undertaken by the controversial Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was arguably ―the perfect combination of imperfections— and the actions taken to stop a Japanese whaling fleet were astonishingly reckless and admirable. The international volunteer crew, though under-trained and poorly equipped, has developed a combination of bizarre and brilliant tactics with which to stop the whalers. But first they must find the Japanese ships, a far more difficult challenge than ever imagined – long-time activist Paul Watson and first-time captain Alex Cornelissen employ an array of strategies in the hopes of finding an elusive adversary in the 370,000 square miles of the Ross Sea. With one ship (The Farley Mowat) too slow to chase down the whaling fleet, with their second ship (The Robert Hunter) unsuited for Antarctic ice conditions and with no country supporting their efforts, the situation becomes increasingly desperate in this real-life David-vs.-Goliath adventure.