Artic drill rig protesters will have to stay in safety zone
Artic drill rig protesters will have to stay in safety zone
By CHRIS GRYGIEL, Associated Press | April 14, 2015 | Updated: April 14, 2015 4:22pm
SEATTLE (AP) The Coast Guard says protesters opposed to offshore drilling in the Arctic will have to stay in safety zones when a drill rig arrives in Seattle.
Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers says a Seattle-bound drill rig and a heavy-lift vessel are expected to arrive in Port Angeles later this week, though an exact day wasn't known. She says when the rig and vessel enter Elliott Bay off Seattle protesters will have to stay 500 yards away from a moving vessel and 100 yards from one that is anchored.
Conservationists oppose Arctic offshore drilling and say oil companies have not demonstrated they can clean up a major spill.
Protesters have said they plan use kayaks to meet the 400-foot Polar Pioneer and the heavy-lift vessel called the Blue Marlin that is carrying it when the vessel comes to Seattle for staging.
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