Greenpeace sends new protest ship as first Russian Arctic oil arrives
The Hague (AFP) April 28, 2014 - Greenpeace on Monday sent a protest ship to meet a Russian tanker carrying the first oil drilled offshore in the environmentally fragile Arctic. The ship, Rainbow Warrior, is captained by Peter Willcox, who was among campaigners detained by Russian authorities last year after staging a high-profile protest against Arctic drilling. The vessel set sail from Rotterdam on Monday afternoon, G ... more

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