Judge Orders Greenpeace Off Seabed Mining Ship in Ocean Standoff
Activists left a deep-sea mining research vessel run by The Metals Company after a Dutch court’s ruling that permits them to continue protesting in the water.
Greenpeace activists after departing the MV Coco following a ruling in a Dutch court.
Photographer: Martin Katz/GreenpeaceA Dutch court on Thursday ordered activists from Greenpeace International to leave a deep sea mining research ship that they have been occupying in the Pacific Ocean for the past week. However, the activists are allowed to continue protesting on the water around the vessel, the judge ruled.
The research expedition is being conducted by a subsidiary of The Metals Company (TMC), a Canadian-registered firm that next year plans to apply for the world’s first license to mine the deep sea for valuable minerals in international waters.