After a tirade of vengeful declarations and vicious cursing, Gao Yang did feel much better indeed.
Though they constantly asserted that they must die, the Japanese man who understood English was terribly worried about his fate. But, as long as there was a sliver of hope, there were few who were willing to give up, especially as the Arctic Sunrise drew closer and began hailing them using the loudspeaker originally meant for speaking to whaling ships.
"The captain of the Arctic Sunrise requests communication with the Shunli Hao. We have no hostility and are taking a humanitarian stance, please allow us to rescue the crew members from the whaling ship who are in the water."
When the Arctic Sunrise came within about a thousand meters of the Avenger, it essentially stopped advancing and then started hailing them using the loudspeaker.