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Shell Arctic drilling rig departs Seattle surrounded by protesters

2015-06-15 21:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A Royal Dutch Shell PLC drilling rig that will search for oil in the Arctic left its temporary base in Seattle on Monday for the trip north to Alaska as dozens of activists in kayaks tried to stop it, authorities said. Live television showed the rig being towed out of its terminal at the Port of Seattle with kayakers fanning out in an arc as it moved into the Puget Sound. Twenty-five people were detained by the Coast Guard for violating a safety zone around the vessel and were fined $500 each,...

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