Russian military storm Greenpeace Arctic oil protest ship

[cali]

Armed Russian military have stormed a Greenpeace ship protesting against oil exploitation in remote Arctic waters.

According to the last communications from the Arctic Sunrise before all contact was cut at around 4.30pm BST, the Russians dropped guards on to the deck of the vessel by rope from a helicopter, rounded up the Greenpeace crew and broke into the wheel house and communications rooms.

Tweets from three people who locked themselves into a secure area on the ship said: "This is pretty terrifying. Loud banging. Screaming in Russian. They're still trying to kick in the door". Another said: "Crew are sitting on their knees on the helipad with guns pointed at them."

Frank Hewetson, British action coordinator on the vessel, later said that 29 of the crew were being held under armed guard in the canteen.

<snip>

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/19/greenpeace-protesters-arrested-arctic

[dipsydoodle]

1. Russia accuses Greenpeace crew of 'piracy' in Arctic

Russian prosecutors have accused around 30 Greenpeace activists of piracy and say they will prosecute all of them for trying to board an Arctic oil platform.

Russia's Investigative Committee, modelled on the FBI, will question the activists. Six Britons are among them.

Their ship, the Arctic Sunrise, is being towed to the port of Murmansk.

Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said "all those who assaulted the platform, regardless of nationality, will be prosecuted".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24222392

[Berlum]

2. .

[HappyMe]

3. k&r

You have to have nerves of steel to sign up for Greenpeace.