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| Coal protesters board cargo ship | Coal protesters board cargo ship |
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| Campaigners from Greenpeace have boarded a ship delivering coal to the Kingsnorth power station in Kent. | Campaigners from Greenpeace have boarded a ship delivering coal to the Kingsnorth power station in Kent. |
| The vessel was targeted as it sailed up the River Medway, with reports of people swimming in front of the ship to stop it docking. | The vessel was targeted as it sailed up the River Medway, with reports of people swimming in front of the ship to stop it docking. |
| The group, which is protesting against coal-fired power stations, climbed aboard from inflatable speedboats. | The group, which is protesting against coal-fired power stations, climbed aboard from inflatable speedboats. |
| However, Kent Police said the vessel still managed to dock at Kingsnorth with the protesters remaining on board. | However, Kent Police said the vessel still managed to dock at Kingsnorth with the protesters remaining on board. |
| Three men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage, while another woman has been held on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. | Three men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage, while another woman has been held on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. |
| The ship was boarded at about 2250 BST on Sunday as it approached the power station near Hoo. | The ship was boarded at about 2250 BST on Sunday as it approached the power station near Hoo. |
| One of the campaigners, Sarah Shoraka, 31, climbed the ship's foremast. | One of the campaigners, Sarah Shoraka, 31, climbed the ship's foremast. |
| Nine campaigners climbed on to the coal ship using rope ladders | |
| Speaking from on board the ship, she said: "There are nine of us on the ship. We have split into three teams of three, with one team on foremast, another on the funnel and the third hanging off the side. | Speaking from on board the ship, she said: "There are nine of us on the ship. We have split into three teams of three, with one team on foremast, another on the funnel and the third hanging off the side. |
| "We are using walkie-talkies to stay in contact with each other and have enough food and water to last several days. | "We are using walkie-talkies to stay in contact with each other and have enough food and water to last several days. |
| "We will stay as long as we can to stop the coal being unloaded." | "We will stay as long as we can to stop the coal being unloaded." |
| A police statement read: "Kent Police received reports of Greenpeace protesters boarding and attempting to impede the berthing of a coal vessel at Kingsnorth power station in Kent. | A police statement read: "Kent Police received reports of Greenpeace protesters boarding and attempting to impede the berthing of a coal vessel at Kingsnorth power station in Kent. |
| "Protesters used ribs (rigid inflatable boats) and also entered the water in order to board and prevent the coal vessel from making port. | "Protesters used ribs (rigid inflatable boats) and also entered the water in order to board and prevent the coal vessel from making port. |
| "They were unsuccessful in their attempts and the coal vessel has now docked." | "They were unsuccessful in their attempts and the coal vessel has now docked." |
| Kingsnorth has been at the centre of a climate change row after the plant's owners, E.ON, announced plans to build a bigger coal-fired power station to replace the existing facility. | Kingsnorth has been at the centre of a climate change row after the plant's owners, E.ON, announced plans to build a bigger coal-fired power station to replace the existing facility. |
| If built it would be the first new coal powered plant in the UK for a quarter of a century. | If built it would be the first new coal powered plant in the UK for a quarter of a century. |
| An estimated 1,500 demonstrators attended a climate camp to protest against the plans last August. | An estimated 1,500 demonstrators attended a climate camp to protest against the plans last August. |