Forests Action at Saga Wind in Vlissingen

Greenpeace occupies the ship Saga Wind, carrying timber from Canada, in the Vlissingen harbour. Activists board the ship preventing the crew from unloading the cargo. They hang a banner reading "Stop import van fout hout", which translates to English as "Stop import of illegal timber".

In original language:

Oerbosactie op Saga Wind in Haven van Vlissingen

Greenpeace bezet het schip Saga Wind, geladen met hout uit Canada, in de haven van Vlissingen. Actievoerders gaan aan boord en verhinderen de bemanning de lading te lossen. Ze hangen een spandoek op met de tekst "Stop import van fout hout".

Unique identifier: GP01PG2

Type: Image

Shoot date: 30/11/1998

Locations: Europe, West Europe, Netherlands, Vlissingen

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Ruud Gort

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Forests Action at Saga Wind in Vlissingen

Greenpeace occupies the ship Saga Wind, carrying timber from Canada, in the Vlissingen harbour. Activists board the ship preventing the crew from unloading the cargo. Six activists climb on top of the piles of wood. Greenpeace protests against the imports of old-growth timber from the Great Bear Rain Forest in Canada's western province of British Colombia. According to Forests campaigner Just van den Broek the Vlissingen harbour is only the beginning of the chain. Greenpeace will also target the end-users of the wood, including construction firms and architects. 'Greenpeace's argument isn't against Saga. We want a change in the Dutch government policy. About 40,000 cubic metres of the wood is shipped to the Netherlands annually', he states.

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