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Regular Updates from the crew aboard the Greenpeace ship, MV Greenpeace.

SEPTEMBER 17 - APPROACHING HAMBURG

On September 16 we left Scheveningen in the Netherlands following a day of catching up on lost sleep and (for the unlucky ones) maintenance on board, and also an open ship for the public and local press. After the six day action occupying the sludge barge 'Hein' offshore there are, as yet, no damage claims from the shipping company but the injunction now rules that we cannot interfere with any of their vessels in the future. Naturally this does not include other dumping barges from other companies.

We set off for Hamburg and made a brief stop at the dumping ground to lay a wreath in the waves and Tom, who has become the voyage's bard, read a short poem to mark the occasion. Dumping had already begun again around us.

Tonight we will anchor at Landesbruken in Hamburg on the River Elbe for an open boat on Saturday. 99% of Europe's TBT is manufactured in Germany at the Witco plant and local Greenpeace groups have organised events for tomorrow to raise the profile of TBT pollution caused by the production of this paint.