Posted by The Environment
A small group of protesters from Greenpeace have hung up the operations of the deep-sea mining research vessel Coco, prompting the vessel’s charterer to file a lawsuit seeking an injunction, the activist group said Tuesday.
Coco is on assignment in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone to evaluate a polymetallic nodule lease area. The Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise rendezvoused with the vessel in order to interfere with its mission. On the water, Greenpeace has used two kayaks and two small boats to obstruct the ship’s operations. In addition, a five-person climb team boarded the Coco’s stern-mounted A-frame using a hook, rope and ascenders. The activists climbed up to the platform at the structure’s top and occupied it in hopes of blocking operations.
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