Video Shows Russians Seizing Greenpeace Ship

Written By Unknown on Jumat, 08 November 2013 | 22.57

Greenpeace has released new footage showing the moment its ship was seized by Russian authorities in September.

The Arctic Sunrise crew were protesting oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean and claim their actions were legal because they were in international waters.

The video shows a masked Russian coastguard officer abseil down from a helicopter hovering above the ship.

Greenpeace activists are then seen trying to block more guards from boarding the deck.

More masked coastguard officers, carrying guns, abseil onto the ship and are seen corralling crew members.

The ship's 30 crew members, including six Britons, were arrested when two activists tried to scale a state-owned Arctic Gazprom oil rig in the Barents Sea.

Russian investigators initially charged all 30 with piracy but said last month they were changing the charge to hooliganism, cutting the maximum jail sentence they face to seven years from 15 years.

Prime Minister David Cameron has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to ensure fair treatment of the prisoners. 

Mr Cameron's intervention comes after relatives and supporters of British journalist Kieron Bryan, who was covering the protest, held a silent protest outside the Russian embassy in London on Saturday.

An international maritime court in the German city of Hamburg has begun hearing a Dutch complaint over Russia's detention of the Netherlands-flagged ship.


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