ENVIRONMENTAL action group Ocean Rebellion have been targeting the ship moored in Falmouth Docks housing G7 police officers this evening.
Ocean Rebellion projected slogans onto the cruise liner Silja Europa, which sailed from The Baltic last week.
The slogans included As the Sea dies we Die / Stop Greenwashing, Tax Shipping Fuel Now / Stop Overfishing, Furlough the Fleet / Cruises Spread Diseases.
The ship has been brought in from Estonia.
Waterborne border patrol officers monitored the situation as many small vessels bearing hundreds of protestors flying flags with slogans thronged around the ship.
Ocean Rebellion says it is demanding the government stops wasting money on pointless conferences filled with greenwash and fancy meals.
It wants the G7 to agree to: Tax shipping fuels, Furlough fishing fleets, protect the high seas from deep sea mining, to stop chemical pollution from cosmetics, sewage, plastics and agriculture.
Ocean Rebellion co-founder Rob Higgs from Falmouth said: “Shipping is responsible for 400,000 premature deaths worldwide. Bottom trawling releases even more carbon dioxide than the world’s aviation. Deep sea mining is another classic example of green washing damage.
"We are being told it’s for the green lithium economy, yet these mining licenses are being issued to arms companies. Common sense says this must change immediately to avert catastrophic climate collapse.”
Co-founder Sophie Miller added: “We ask the UK government to keep their promise and use the G7 conference to lead meaningful environmental change. Stop business as usual and begin the drastic action needed to address the crisis. We must change the future needs before it’s too late.”
Ocean Rebellion say it has adopted ten principles including principled non-violence, the avoidance of blaming & shaming, and respect for all individuals.
The waterborne protest followed a series of protests in Falmouth on Saturday.
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