Greenpeace Claims Success After Portland Bridge Hangers Deter Shell Oil Ship

On Wednesday morning, dozens of Greenpeace activists descended from the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon to try and prevent the launch of a Shell ship bound for an oil exploration mission in the Arctic.

NBC News and other outlets covered the protest stunt, while Greenpeace issued a statement claiming “the climbers have enough supplies to last several days, and are prepared to stay in Shell’s way as long as possible.” All of the protesters were tied to the bridge and to one another, and each was — as explained by the statement — equipped with food and supplies to remain in place for some time.

Those black dots are people dangling from St Johns Bridge protesting #ShellOil people also chanting #ShellNo pic.twitter.com/lx8M0afA6C

— Rachael Rafanelli (@RachaelKGW) July 29, 2015

Such was deemed necessary on Thursday, as the Shell ship returned to port, according to Oregon Live. Traffic quickly resumed to normal along the St. Johns Bridge, as it was previously impeded by authorities monitoring the situation. Whether or not the bridge hangers will move anytime soon remains to be seen. For all Greenpeace knows, the ship could just turn around and leave as soon as their last activist steps foot back onto the bridge.

Check out the clip below, courtesy of NBC News:

[h/t NBC News, Oregon Live]
[Image via screengrab]

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