07 December 2005
At 18.00h, eleven Greenpeace activists on board three inflatables blocked the Russian cargo vessel 'Kapitan Kuroptev'. The ship is carrying nearly 1000 tonnes of toxic and radioactive uranium waste near Kronshtadt, some 30 km west of St. Petersburg, Russia. The Kuroptev crew used water hoses to deter the activists, in the subzero temperature the water turned quickly into ice, making continued protest impossible. The Kuroptev is now continuing its way to St. Petersburg’s harbour where it is expected to arrive around 20.00h local time.
