A federal judge slapped a temporary restraining order on the use of high intensity active sonar by the Navy in exercises off of Hawaii, due to the effects it could have on marine mammals. The order comes after the National Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit against the Navy, pointing to the stranding of more than 150 disoriented melon-headed whales in Hanalei Bay while the U.S. Navy was using sonar in nearby exercises.
The Navy defended itself by stating that the whales were, after all, “a bunch of melon-heads,” and what did you expect. When the NRDC lawyer charged that the Navy failed to research the true impact these war games had on the environment, the Navy bellowed, “You want the truth? YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!”
A melon-headed whale called to testify said “eee eee eee eee,” to which the Navy replied “EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!”