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On Thursday night, Rainbow Warrior docked at the pier in front of the Preem refinery in Lysekil. The ship, which belongs to the environmental organization Greenpeace, was rejected. On Friday, the rainbow warrior lay down on Brofjord and prevented ships from reaching or from Preem harbor.
Christer Fuxborg is a press spokesman for the police in the western region and in Lysekil. It says that the ship has landed in a place where it has a legal right to be.
– The police leadership is currently meeting with the Preem management on how we should handle the situation. We have a great dialogue with Greenpeace in every way. We try diplomatically, to be okay, he says.
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According to Isadora Wronski, Head of Greenpeace in Sweden, the lockdown is a reaction to an emergency.
– As in the situation with the corona pandemic, it is important to listen to the experts to protect life and health. We are in a climate emergency: 500,000 people are being evacuated in Oregon, it is burning all over the world. We want Stefan Löfven to take responsibility and say no to Preemraff’s one million tonne emissions increase.
Isadora Wronski says Greenpeace has previously met with Preem representatives, politicians and citizens in trouble.
– When nothing else helps, we resort to civil disobedience. We do not use violence or vandalism. Safety is our top priority, she says.
According to Greenpeace, two ships are prevented from leaving the refinery port and five from entering on Friday afternoon. The organization’s goal is to get the government to say no to the proposed expansion of the Lysekil refinery.
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Christer Fuxborg, police press spokesman, says the dialogue police are in Lysekil. An arbitrary proceedings report was made after the incident when the rainbow warrior docked at Preem Pier Thursday night.
– The captain of the ship is a suspect, he says.
Preems press spokesperson Dani Backteg says that operations at the refinery continue as usual and that it is too early to say whether the blockade will give the company any additional costs.
– But this type of action can affect people, our employees, he says.
According to Dani Backteg, the company is in contact with the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, the police and the County Administrative Council regarding the incident.
– We have a close and close dialogue with the different authorities to develop a solution, he says.
Actions like the one currently taking place can help strengthen contradictions between people with different opinions, says Dani Backteg.
– When the pitch is high, some people dig their heels into the ground. This can lead some people to reinforce their perception that a certain business is bad. Others, and we clearly notice it in our clients, for example, react exactly the opposite way, showing solidarity in a way that has not been done before.
