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Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise welcomed home by Arctic 30

Last edited 9 August 2014 at 2:15pm
9 August, 2014

Amsterdam, 9 August 2014 - The Greenpeace icebreaker Arctic Sunrise today sailed back into Dutch territorial waters after over 300 days in Russian custody. The ship had been held illegally since taking part in a peaceful direct action against state owned oil company Gazprom, as it tried to drill the world’s first oil well in icy Arctic waters.

Several members of the so called ‘Arctic 30’ were there to greet the ship, including Phil Ball from Oxfordshire in the UK, and boarded the vessel in Beverwijk, near Amsterdam.

“This is a joyous day for me, for my friends and for the millions of people around the world who campaigned for the release of the Arctic 30 and the Arctic Sunrise”, says Dutch climate and energy campaigner Faiza Oulahsen, who spent two months in Russian prison last year on piracy and then hooliganism charges following the protest.

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15 legendary pictures to celebrate: The Arctic Sunrise is coming home!

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 6 June 2014 at 1:10pm - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: © Greenpeace / Steve Morgan
MY Arctic Sunrise is making her way through ice in the fjord of Scoresbysund as part of her tour of Greenland in 2005

I'm so happy to hear that the Arctic Sunrise is finally released by Russian authorities after months in custody! That's great news, but she should never have been detained in the first place as she was in international waters during a peaceful protest against Arctic oil drilling when she was seized. <--break->Some of my favourite photos of the ship show her in remote locations in harsh conditions.

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Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise to be released by Russian authorities in surprise move

Last edited 6 June 2014 at 11:31am
6 June, 2014

Amsterdam, June 6th, 2014 -- Russia’s investigative committee (IC) this morning informed Greenpeace International that it has annulled the arrest of the ship Arctic Sunrise. The Greenpeace ice-breaker has remained in custody in Murmansk since a high profile protest against Arctic oil drilling last September, where 30 activists, including six Britons, were arrested and help for three months.

Greenpeace reacted positively to the news but reaffirmed its belief that the arrest of the ship was illegal under international law.

Reacting to the news, Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo said:

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