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Greenpeace left Meister after long, rough night

Greenpeace protestors who boarded the "Meister" on Apr 24 morning, returned onto the "Rainbow Warrior", en route to Cairns. The six activists scrambled aboard the cola carrier beyond the Great Barrier Reef. The surprised Korean crew were given orders by the owners to continue their journey as planned and left the protestors to their own devices. The six protesters handed the Korean captain a letter explaining their actions, but the captain did not have a strong understanding of English. After 28 hours, the team were picked up by the same small boat that first delivered them to the "Meister". Queensland Resources Council chief Michael Roche called the boarding "pointless and potentially dangerous". Hoped the Rainbow Warrior 3 crew had enjoyed its month-long holiday voyage along the Australian east coast. Police and other authorities are now investigating whether to press charges against those who boarded the "Meister". The "Rainbow Warrior" was scheduled to arrive in Cairns within two days.

Department of Customs and Border Protection checking coal carrier

Planes have been sent to check on six Greenpeace activists protesting on board athe "Meister" which was bound to South Korea from Queensland. The environmentalists boarded the "Meister" in the morning of Apr 24, 2013, in the Coral Sea, northeast of Townsville, to protest against coal exports from Australia. The ship was targeted because it departed from the Abbot Point coal port, on Queensland's coast, where a number of terminal expansions have been proposed. The vessel had just sailed through the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area when the activists left the Greenpeace flagship "Rainbow Warrior" on inflatable boats and drew up alongside the ship. They scaled the side using ladders and have been seen sitting at the bow. The Department of Customs and Border Protection deployed two light planes to check on the ship, which was outside Australian waters. The Queensland police also launched an investigating. The "Rainbow Warrior", which has been in Australia since March, continued to shadow the coal carrier. An activist onboard the "Meister" said she's willing to stay on board until it reaches South Korea in about a week. It is not known what charges or other legal action the activists may face. Report with photo: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/national/16864685/activists-board-coal-ship-in-coral-sea/

Greenpeace activists board coal ship 'Meister' in reef protest

Six Greenpeace activists boarded a coal ship bound for South Korea near Australia's Great Barrier Reef on Wednesday, protesting against the expansion of the rich Australian coal industry and its impact on the World Heritage site. The ship MV Meister was carrying thermal coal from Abbot Point in northern Queensland state, a port that falls within the Great Barrier Reef heritage area, and was still in Australian waters in the Coral Sea when it was boarded en route to Donghae in South Korea. More Info at http://www.indianexpress.com/news/greenpeace-activists-board-australian-coal-ship-in-reef-protest/1106966/