| GREENPEACE: Vessel (RAINBOW WARRIOR) attempted to stall coal shipment, protestors arrested 25 Mar 08 in the evening at Port Lyttelton, New Zealand. The Greenpeace used their vessel and climbers to prevent a shipment of coal from leaving Lyttelton resulting in the arrest of six people. The police reacted quickly. Thirty officers raced to the scene, storming both vessels, attempting to get rid of the protestors and to get the (RAINBOW WARRIOR) to move. A Spanish protester put herself on the line by being bolted to the anchor chain of the peace vessel. The (RAINBOW WARRIOR) was eventually forced to move and the coal shipment, owned by Solid Energy, set sail for Europe (LM: TVNZ.co.nz). |