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Shell drilling stopped for 5 hours – as Beat the Boreholes continues![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This morning 11 people from Rossport Solidarity Camp waded and kayaked out from the camp to again delay Shell’s survey work in Sruwaddacon Estuary. Overall drilling work was stopped for over 5 hours, with one person climbing up one of the legs of the drilling platforms. Several people also attached themselves to the 2 outer drilling poles which are under the platforms. The campers went out before 7am to prevent workers getting access to the platform and held the platform for about 4 hours before being removed by IRMS security. Despite only 11 protestors being present, it took 50 IRMS to come before they could secure the area. After about 5 hours the drilling workers got on board and started preparing the drilling operation. Eventually they started drilling at around 1pm, despite the climber still being perched at the side of the platform. They drilled for approximately an hour before the climber came down and swam back to shore.
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Jump To Comment: 2 1Garda and Shell hand in glove ,sickening.
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Gardaí arrive
Gardaí hanging out on the Shell boats
Climber swimming ashore