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Paul Behan

Greenpeace activist from Girvan spearheads climate change protest on board massive Shell oil platform in the Atlantic Ocean

A Greenpeace activist from Ayrshire boarded a Shell-contracted ship in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday with a banner bearing the message: “Stop Drilling. Start Paying.”

Imogen Michel, who lives near Girvan, is one of four activists who staged the protest aboard the White Marlin vessel in the Atlantic Ocean- just north of the Canary Islands.

Tuesday’s protest was staged just 48 hours ahead of oil giant Shell’s profit announcement and designed to shine a light on the company’s environmental record.

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