Armed agents—from Russia's coast guard service, its security agency the FSB, or both—stormed the ship of Greenpeace activists trying to save the Arctic region from oil and gas drilling on Thursday, and after more than 12 hours without communication, the 'seized' Arctic Sunrise on Friday morning is reportedly heading back towards Russian-controlled
Greenpeace Ship Seized, Crew Taken Hostage By Russian Security Agents
“The real threat to the Russian Arctic comes not from the crew of the Arctic Sunrise but from Gazprom, ” Greenpeace said.