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Tanker berthed in Slagen after Greenpeace protests

The 'Ust-Luga' finally berthed in Slagen port on April 25 at 6 p.m. In the morning, activists from the two groups attempted to paddle their small boats out to the tanker, which was anchored offshore and expected to move to Esso Norway's oil terminal outside Åsgårdstrand. Several of Greenpeace’s small boats defied the police and were able to get alongside the tanker where they chained their inflatable boat to the anchor chains of the tanker to prevent it from raising anchor and moving to the terminal. The police prevented some of the Greenpeace activists from getting out in their boat to the 'Ust Luga'. In addition, activists from Extinction Rebellion were also unsuccessful stopped by the police short of reaching the tanker. The Coast Guard also arrived on the scene to monitor the situation.

Greenpeace activists chained to tanker

Greenpeace activists worked on April 25, 2022, to block the 'Ust-Luga' near the Exxon Mobil oil terminal, about 70 km south of Oslo. which is to deliver crude to Norway. Activists from the NGO, who arrived in a small boat, chained themselves to the ship and blocked the unloading of a cargo of 95,000 tonnes of oil: "Oil is not only the cause of the climate crisis, but also of wars and conflicts," wrote Frode Pleym, director of the Norwegian branch of Greenpeace.