Greenpeace action: toxic death ship blocked

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Greenpeace action: toxic death ship blocked

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While the relevant authorities have dithered and allowed the ship to sail on unhindered we have taken action:

At 17.00 local time, the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise moved slowly towards the poison ship. Bearing a banner warning that "Toxic Trade Kills" the Arctic Sunrise dropped anchor at 18.00 local time, some 100 metres away, effectively barring the ship from leaving port.

UPDATE!
Toxic death ship blockade continues
Our blockade of the Probo Koala (aka The Toxic Death ship) has been going on for over 15 hours now. Ivona, our on board web editor, has been detained by the police, which is why I am writing this upda...
The toxic death ship
Probo Koala is docked in Paldiski Estonia now. This is why we are here. We are demanding this ship is checked for further toxic cargo, and detained until the full chain of responsibility for this dea...
Toxic death ship background
The Arctic Sunrise has made a surprise detour to confront and try to stop a ship that delivered toxic waste to the Ivory Coast. I've put together some news clippings for those of you new to this story...

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