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Beat The Boreholes Continues to Disrupt Shell's Plans
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Wednesday August 18, 2010 14:23 by FSB! - Rossport Solidarity Camp
Rossport Solidarity Campers interrupt Shell's drilling programme yet again the day after Niall Harnett's release from prison Yesterday lunchtime, nine kayakers from Rossport Solidarity Camp, with their team of volunteers and local campaigners in support roles on dry land, successfully interrupted Shell's borehole survey drilling programme in Sruth Fhada Conn for several hours yesterday. Opposed by twelve assorted Garda and Shell security boats carrying upwards of sixty personnel, the Shell to Sea kayakers sallied forth determined to stop the progress of drilling in the estuary. In spite of the vast disparity of numbers and disadvantage in vessels, drilling was indeed stopped for some time, at no cost in arrests and without undue risk to the action team. After one of the kayakers had his vessel deliberately capsized by Shell's IRMS security operatives, he cleverly turned the tables on them by swimming under the drilling platform and clinging on to the bore shaft. It took a combined Garda and Shell/IRMS effort quite a while to remove the intrepid camper from the shaft, and all the time he was there halted drilling in its tracks. The camper was removed from his position only when an IRMS security man dived in to the water to seize him and restrain him in water out of his depth for several minutes before being handed over to Gardaí. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2More photos from yesterday's kayak action in beautiful (still, just) Glengad and Poll a' tSómais, Co. Mayo.
Gardaí picking up the swimmer under the platform from the clutches of the IRMS
IRMS crew making a lunge for a kayaker
Kayaker eluding the chasing goons
Lone kayaker facing Shell's security fleet
Supporters on dry land, with banners of support, in spite of the Garda presence
I have been led to believe mistakenly that the Garda mentioned by name in this article is a detective. More knowledgeable counsel have lately informed me that the quondam Mr. Egan is but a mere Garda. Well, he swaggers enough for to pass for an inspector anyway...
I also must 'fess up about the photo credits. Only one of the shots used in this article is by me, so photo credits are to Various from Rossport Solidarity Camp. You know who you are, etc....