Yeah, I saw your thread on it over on IW and it became a mess. I hope that this one doesn't turn out the same way.
No, the offshore racer did not try to stop the whaling ship but the whaler did run over a boat that didn't belong out there in the first place. Yes, the whaler did deliberately run over the race boat. Open seas, things happen. One crazy ship's captain and a radical vigilante in a losing battle. There may be a lot more to this story that what we know or it was spun out of control by whoever's side is telling it.
This thread could be construed as a political thread so it might go bye-bye; site rules ya know.