Raided Happy Ranger reaches Rauma
[Agence France Presse, 18 November] The Happy Ranger cargo ship, which is transporting steam generators from France to Finland for use in the Areva EPR under construction at Olkiluoto, has docked at the Finnish port of Rauma. Also on board were eight Greenpeace protesters who boarded the ship during its voyage in protest of the shipment. Six protesters climbed aboard the vessel on 16 November as it passed through the Fehmarn Belt between Denmark and Germany, while another four boarded the following day. However, two of the protesters later left the ship when it was in Swedish waters. The ship's captain agreed to allow the protesters to remain on board if they stayed in a visible location on deck. The protesters spent two rather cold and wet nights on the ship before it reached its destination. In a statement, Finnish police reported, "The activists have left the ship on the authorities' request." One of the protesters, Mai Kivelae, commented: "We left the ship after authorities said we would not be accused of anything."
[Agence France Presse, 18 November] The Happy Ranger cargo ship, which is transporting steam generators from France to Finland for use in the Areva EPR under construction at Olkiluoto, has docked at the Finnish port of Rauma. Also on board were eight Greenpeace protesters who boarded the ship during its voyage in protest of the shipment. Six protesters climbed aboard the vessel on 16 November as it passed through the Fehmarn Belt between Denmark and Germany, while another four boarded the following day. However, two of the protesters later left the ship when it was in Swedish waters. The ship's captain agreed to allow the protesters to remain on board if they stayed in a visible location on deck. The protesters spent two rather cold and wet nights on the ship before it reached its destination. In a statement, Finnish police reported, "The activists have left the ship on the authorities' request." One of the protesters, Mai Kivelae, commented: "We left the ship after authorities said we would not be accused of anything."
