I've become an avid watcher of Whale Wars, and have a few observations:The tiny "Steve Irwin," a Sea Shepherd vessel, spends lots and lots of time trying to find a much larger ship in the Antarctic Ocean, this season, it was the Yushin Maru.I was wondering why they couldn't somehow attach a GPS device to the target vessel, considering they have no problem boarding the Japanese Vessel at several knots, anyway.Volunteers know that they are risking their lives every minute of every day. Still, I think it might be helpful for the newest of the new to have an actual "expert" on-board to orchestrate the more dangerous maneuvers. Maybe some training?I see the same dynamic within the Sea Shepherd organization that I've seen within other volunteer-dependant groups. The word "dispensible" comes to mind, especially when there are plenty of other 20 to 28 year olds just dying to get on-board.The "original" Steve Irwin was a daredevil naturalist, taking extreme and sometimes death-defying chances in his quest to get others excited about the natural world. But what happened when he transferred that spirit of adventure to the open ocean? He died.