Last known position of the Arctic Sunrise, via Greenpeace
UPDATE: 10:50 EST – An armed Russian security team has just fast-roped on to the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise and “are breaking into our comms room,” according to a tweet by the Arctic Sunrise.
The 8 Russians have assembled the crew of the Arctic Sunrise on the helideck and have them on their knees with guns pointed at them according to a tweet by the Arctic Sunrise communications team who have apparently locked themselves into their room. The Russians are at this very moment still trying to get access.
Yesterday, the Dutch Ambassador met with Russian authorities in Moscow to discuss the Greenpeace-Gazprom incident in the Pechora Sea, and the two activists currently held by Russian security.
Five Greenpeace International activists attempt to climb the Prirazlomnaya, an oil platform operated by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom platform in Russias Pechora Sea; to stop it becoming the first to produce oil from the ice-filled waters of the Arctic. Image (c) Greenpeace
According to a statement on Facebook by Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Frans Timmermans, the Ambassador “emphasized the right to peaceful demonstrations, as long as safety at sea is not in question.”
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs countered the Ambassador stating the activists “were aggressive and provocative and had the outward signs of extremist activity that may result in death and other serious consequences.”
Image (c) Greenpeace
Greenpeace released the following video of yesterday’s arctic confrontation:
New company takes on four Arc4 LNG carriers as Seoul looks to expand Busan’s role in Arctic shipping. A newly established South Korean ship manager is emerging as a potential new player in Arctic LNG shipping, taking control of four ice-class LNG carriers while planning a rapid expansion into the specialized fleet needed to transport gas along Russia’s Northern Sea Route.
(Bloomberg) — Turkey and the United Nations have set up fresh talks in Russia and Ukraine to discuss a Black Sea ceasefire, trying to coalesce scattered efforts to protect grain...
The United Kingdom has sanctioned five liquefied natural gas carriers as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia's efforts to expand a maritime "shadow fleet" for LNG exports, including three Russian-built Arc7 ice-class vessels intended to support the Arctic LNG 2 project.
October 1, 2026
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