refuting false media reports

A Shell To Sea activist speaks to camera to refute the lie put about in the Irish mainstream media that the kayakers who came to within 100m of Shell's contracted pipe-laying ship the Solitaire had been 'detained' by security guards (or more correctly mercenaries) from IRMS. The simple truth is that the five-person kayak team did indeed get to within 100m of the Solitaire, which steamed away in response, and IRMS personnel did not 'detain' any of the team. The kayakers returned to the fishing boat from which they launched, and returned to shore safely.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• #s2s
• irish times
• solitaire
• irms security
• direct action

[madamk]

I filmed this over a year ago but it shows the mainstream media reports can be spun.

[madamk]

This footage was filmed from a local fishing boat which we boarded at 5.30 am 28.06.09.This action saw shell to sea activists launch off the fishing boat 9 miles out to sea .This is the first time such an action has taken place .