18 Greenpeace activists arrested after boarding Greenland oil rig

A GROUP of activists who had climbed aboard an oil exploration rig in Arctic waters as part of an ongoing protest against drilling have been arrested.

Greenpeace said that 18 activists climbed onto the Leiv Eiriksson rig off the coast of Greenland yesterday, to demand details of how the operator would respond to any oil spill.

Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy said drilling was suspended after the protesters breached a restricted area on the rig.