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Taiwan police arrested a Greenpeace member on Jan 24, 2011, as the environmental organisation launched its first ever protest on the island, trying to stop the "Lung Yuin" carrying tuna from leaving port. Tipsuda Atichakaro, a Thai citizen, climbed onto an anchor cable dangling from the vessel, shortly before it was to leave the city of Kaohsiung in Taiwan's south. She took turns with another activist chaining herself to the cable, sparking a three-hour standoff with police which ended when officers arrested her on charges of endangering public safety. The other protester was not detained. The "Lung Yuin" has "a history of involvement in illegal fishing operations," Greenpeace said in a statement. It demanded Taiwanese authorities immediately investigate what it referred to as the vessel's "illegal practices".