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"They were making near passes to the stern and the bow of the Bob Barker, then the Yushin Maru 3 intentionally rammed the Bob Barker."Welders aboard the ship were patching the hole, and the Bob Barker would resume its pursuit of the whalers, Watson said.The Japanese fisheries agency said the Bob Barker came to too close to the Yushin Maru 3, which "immediately moved away to avert a collision, but it was grazed in its tail area."The governments of Australia and New Zealand, which have responsibility for maritime rescue in the area where the hunt is usually conducted, say the fight between the two sides is becoming increasingly dangerous and have repeatedly urged them to tone it down.---Associated Press Writer Christopher Weber in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
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Associated Press Writer Christopher Weber in Los Angeles contributed to this report.