Dutch police on Thursday boarded a
Greenpeace ship and arrested 30 environmental activists trying
to stop a Russian oil tanker docking in Rotterdam.
Greenpeace said the ship had the first oil cargo from a new
Arctic offshore platform
Among those arrested was Peter Willcox, captain of the
militant organisation's Rainbow Warrior ship.
Willcox was among campaigners detained by Russia last year
after protesting against Arctic drilling.
Some 30 activists were held on hooliganism charges in
September after Russian authorities boarded their ship, the
Arctic Sunrise, during an anti-drilling demonstration against a
Gazprom offshore rig.
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