Hanging Banner - Baltic Tour (Baltic Sea: 2006)

An activist from the Arctic Sunrise climbs the mooring lines of the cargo vessel Probo Koala with a banner in French saying "Toxic Trade Kills" in the harbour of Paldiski in Estonia on the second day of Greenpeace blockade of the ship. An Estonian border guard in a small boat looks on.
On 19th August this year the Probo Koala unloaded a toxic waste shipment in the West African town of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. This shipment killed seven people and poisoned another 44,000 people. Greenpeace calls on the Estonian government to detain the vessel and demands that the EU Commission and the member states ensure that the ship is held until a full criminal investigation is carried out. The Probo Koala has become a vital piece of evidence in the toxic investigation.

Unique identifier: GP01D3O

Type: Image

Shoot date: 26/09/2006

Locations: Estonia, Harjumaa, Paldiski, The Balkan Peninsula

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Christian Aslund

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Oceans and Toxics Tour in the Baltic Sea

The Arctic Sunrise tours the Baltic Sea, as Greenpeace looks at issues concerning both oceans and toxics campaigns. They expose pirate fishing in the Baltic and highlight the threat to marine life species such as cod, which is being fished close to or beyond safe biological limits. In order to protect this area marine reserves need to be implemented. Greenpeace also stage an action against the cargo vessel Probo Koala. On 19th August this year the Probo Koala unloaded a toxic waste shipment in the West African town of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. This shipment killed seven people and poisoned another 44,000.

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