Rainbow Warrior blockades UK military port

national | miscellaneous | news report Monday January 27, 2003 13:31 by Saint

The Rainbow Warrior has sailed into Marchwood Military Port in Southampton this morning in protest against the possible war in Iraq. Three volunteer climbers have boarded the vessel Magdelana Green that is shipping military hardware to the Gulf, and the Rainbow Warrior has dropped anchor to block the ships exit.

Greenpeace flag ship, the Rainbow Warrior, today entered
Marchwood Military port in Southampton and blocked the
departure of UK military supply vessels heading for the Iraqi
conflict in the Gulf. The Rainbow Warrior, along with a flotilla of
small inflatable boats, occupied the port by dropping anchor
and blocking the exit, while Greenpeace climbers attached
themselves to the Rainbow Warrior's anchor chains to stop the
ship being moved. Supply ships have been loading day and
night with helicopters, tank transporters, trucks and other
military hardware.

The non-violent direct action by Greenpeace is part of the
global campaign to prevent a military attack on Iraq that would
kill hundreds of thousands of civilians and increase the chances
of weapons of mass destruction being used.