Greenpeace Storms Russian Oil Platform

Six environmental activists led by the head of Greenpeace International, Kumi Naidoo, stormed an oil platform in the northern Pechora Sea, protesting against drilling for oil in the Arctic. The protesters traveled in three inflatable boats launched from Greenpeace’s ship, the Arctic Sunrise, currently touring the Pechora Sea, the environmental advocate said on its website. They successfully scaled the Prirazlomnoye platform despite being hosed down with icy water by staff and settled high on the rigs where the oilmen cannot reach them. The activists said they are supplied to withstand a days-long siege. Gazprom, who owns the platform’s operator, Gazprom Neft Shelf, said on its Twitter it wants law enforcement to remove the protesters. However, the platform is dozens of kilometers away from shore.

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