A picture taken on June 9, 2019 shows climate activists of the "Smash Cruiseshit" group on a small boat during an operation to block the Zuiderdam cruise ship at Kiel's harbour to protest against its carbon emissions. Courtesy AFP
About 50 protesters with banners reading "Cruises kill climate" Sunday delayed the departure of the Zuiderdam, operated by Holland America Line, from the North Sea port of Kiel.
The ship finally left around 10 pm (2000 GMT) for Copenhagen after police had temporarily detained 46 activists, several of whom had climbed onto the ship and onto a harbourside crane.
The activists were protesting against the "catastrophic local and global consequences of cruises" as well as what they claimed are the crew's poor working conditions.
The group, which calls itself "Smash Cruiseshit", said on Twitter that heavy fuel-powered "cruise ships contribute to the heating of the planet" and generate soot particles that settle on Arctic ice.
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