Update from the Rainbow Warrior: Day two

25-26 February, 10:00 pm to 7:00 am. We have spent these hours continuing to stop the log boat Agia Irene from unloading her cargo of ancient forest wood in France. Every three hours a new team of people departs the Rainbow Warrior to relieve the activists on the log boat. We have a team in an inflatable locked on the anchor chain, and another team on the cranes above deck. The wind is blowing and the air is fairly cold, so we want to keep the shifts short to ensure that everyone maintains strength for whatever the next few hours hold.

7:30 am. We have now prevented the log boat from offloading its cargo for more than 24 hours. The Irene, which is carrying hundreds of logs from ancient forests in Liberia, remains anchored outside Sete. We have heard that the story of our protest has been broadcast across France. We just hope that it has made an impact and that the government will respond as it should: agree to stop importing wood from the world's remaining ancient forests.

As we watch from the deck of the Warrior, a police boat circles the Irene and the activists aboard her. We are all tired from the long night, but we will continue to broadcast our message for as long as it takes.

2:00 pm. Things have been quiet here for several hours. Activists occupying the two cranes on the log boat have rigged a banner between the cranes and will prevent them from discharging any wood, should the Agia Irene make it into harbor. For now, though, the Irene is stationary. More French journalists have joined the Warrior today, some of them bringing news clips printed this morning which show that the ancient forest crisis has made headlines across the country.

2:20 pm. We have heard that several police boats are preparing to leave the harbor. We assume they are coming for us.

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