Greenpeace Protesters Could Each Face $5,000 Fines for Blocking Shell Ship
by M. ALEX JOHNSON
Five Greenpeace protesters who tried to stop a Shell oil ship from reaching Alaska last month could be fined $5,000 apiece for interfering with safe operations, the Coast Guard told NBC News on Wednesday.
None of the protesters was identified. They have 30 days to either pay the fines or contest the civil citations before a Coast Guard hearing officer.
The enforcement action comes after 13 people lowered themselves on ropes from the St. Johns Bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, on July 29 and 30 to block the icebreaker MSV Fennica from passing on its way to the Alaska coast.
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