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Greenpeace Blocks Military PortTue, January 28, 2003Source: Ananova NewsGreenpeace has stepped up its campaign against war with Iraq by blocking the military port at SouthamptonGreenpeace has stepped up its campaign against war with Iraq by blocking the military port at Southampton. The group's flagship Rainbow Warrior has dropped anchor at Marchwood, Southampton, blocking the entrance to the military supply port. As well as blockading the Hampshire harbour, two Greenpeace protesters have climbed aboard a military supply ship. In the past two weeks the support arm of the Navy, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, has been despatching a fleet of ships loaded with tanks, helicopters and Royal Marines heading to the Gulf. The nine RFA ships will be supporting the Royal Naval Task Group headed by the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. A Greenpeace spokeswoman says the aim of the action is to disrupt the naval ships joining the military build-up in the Gulf. She said: "This peaceful action is part of a global campaign to prevent a war that will kill hundreds of thousands of people and increase the chances of weapons of mass destruction being used. We want to stop this relentless rush towards a war which is basically placing a higher price on oil than blood." The spokeswoman adds Rainbow Warrior has a team of 25 protesters and Greenpeace intends to keep the ship in position at Marchwood as long as possible. |
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