Two more protesters fined $5,000 for interfering with safe operation of a vessel, bringing total to seven after July’s attempt to block passage of Fennica to Arctic
Two more Greenpeace protesters accused of trying to stop a Royal Dutch Shell icebreaker from leaving Portland, Oregon, for an Arctic oil-drilling operation were fined $5,000 by the Coast Guard, officials said Friday.
A total of seven protesters have now been fined for interfering with the safe operations of a vessel, petty officer first class George Degener said.
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