Dutch Online News: Arctic Sunrise is back in action, this time against Gazprom in Rotterdam

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Arctic Sunrise is back in action, this time against Gazprom in Rotterdam – nrc.nl

The action ship Arctic Sunrise will dock in port Amsterdam. Photo ANP / Remko de Waal

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The Arctic Sunrise Greenpeace is today back at sea for a demonstration against Gazprom. Russian energy giant wants Saturday with a lawsuit to prevent the Arctic Sunrise at the harbor mouth of Rotterdam a recurring tanker with a cargo of Arctic oil blocks, said a spokesman for Greenpeace.

The court confirms that a lawsuit is. The oil tanker of Gazprom, the Mikhail Ulyanov, is expected sometime in the near future to Rotterdam to deliver., A second load oil from the Arctic off Greenpeace plans to demonstrate at the return of the ship said a spokesman. He will not say how, but ensures that this is done in a legal and safe manner.

Tanker can tonight already arriving

Gazprom fears that Greenpeace ship blocks and wants a corridor to the Judge prevent this from happening. The lawsuit is at 17.00. The spokesman of the court expects Saturday still proceeds, because the ship Gazprom may return though.

“at night It will be interesting what the court will decide. Who may impose a penalty so we can not get close to the ship, but he can also determine that demonstrate legitimate. That would also make intervention more difficult by the police, “said another spokesman for Greenpeace.

Greenpeace accused of ‘piracy’

The Arctic Sunrise was in September last year boarded by the Russians, who ship to the chain moored in Murmansk. The action of the Russians followed a Greenpeace protest at a drilling platform of Gazprom in the Barents Sea. The crew was arrested on suspicion of what the Russians ‘piracy’ called.

Netherlands filed a complaint with the International Law of the Sea Tribunal. In November, which ruled that the crew should be released and the ship must be returned. Russia initially refused, but in preparation for the Winter Olympics in Sochi got the crew, who was several months stuck amnesty.

The Arctic Sunrise was released later. The ship returned in August with heavy damage to the Netherlands. Greenpeace has major repairs done in the past two months. Next year a further revamp the program to make it more sustainable and efficient ship but the ship can all take action. (AP)