Activists from the environmental group Greenpeace have hijacked a fishing vessel in the Swedish port of Gothenburg, which was to fish off Western Sahara. The Cook Island-registered vessel is accused of \"piracy\", environmental destruction and violating Swedish embargo on fishing off the occupied territory. Afrol News, 12 June 2008.

Press release, Greenpeace Sweden - Greenpeace is blocking a Swedish pirate vessel that is fishing illegally in the waters of Western Sahara. 20 Greenpeace activists are preventing the Nordic IV from leaving the port of Fiskebäck by blocking the quay and having activists in a rubber boat.

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People from Greenpeace Wednesday afternoon prevented the fishing vessel Nordic IV to leave the harbour in Fiskebäck, Gothenburg, Sweden. Two activists have chained themselves to the vessel's anchoring poles. Gothenburg Post, 11 June 2008