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Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« on: September 12, 2019, 06:22:03 pm »
{Houston} Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/greenpeace-protesters-hang-from-fred-hartman-bridge
September 12, 2019

At least eleven Greenpeace protesters Thursday were hanging from the Fred Hartman Bridge.

The environmental activists used colorful banners as they were suspended over the Houston Ship Channel.

According to the group, they are protesting fossil fuels and plan to stay on the bridge for 24 hours....

(photos at link)
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2019, 06:24:37 pm »
Hope these idiots enjoy a nice long stay in the gray bar hotel!
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2019, 06:25:49 pm »
How long can they tread water is a question I would like to know.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2019, 06:30:29 pm »
...KHOU reports sheriff's deputies confirmed that they would not attempt to force a rescue or remove the activists unless they become a safety or health hazard, as they don't want to risk lives.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/greenpeace-activists-protest-hanging-from-fred-hartman-bridge-in-houston-today-2019-09-12/

The activists are expected to face multiple charges once they conclude their protest, including obstructing the roadway and obstructing the waterway. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted out that his office "is aware of a public demonstration currently underway at the Fred Hartman bridge in East Harris County."...
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2019, 06:34:55 pm »
Quote from: The Ghost on September 12, 2019, 06:25:49 pm
How long can they tread water is a question I would like to know.

Or doesn't anyone in that part of Texas have a knife?
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2019, 06:43:27 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on September 12, 2019, 06:34:55 pm
Or doesn't anyone in that part of Texas have a knife?
Exactly!
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2019, 06:49:57 pm »
Soak the ropes in kerosene and light them up...
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2019, 06:51:07 pm »
Quote from: SZonian on September 12, 2019, 06:49:57 pm
Soak the ropes in kerosene and light them up...
Tie them off, cut the ropes, and lower them in.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2019, 07:04:22 pm »
Navarre said the group has been peaceful, but it is unclear what they are protesting. He said the major concern is the safety of the citizens and protesters.

Authorities said they would allow the protester to continue unless it becomes a health or safety issue.

Safety issue for who?  The protesters?

How about the safety issue caused by cars bottled up on the freeway?

People can die if traffic does not flow freely.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2019, 07:06:09 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on September 12, 2019, 06:34:55 pm
Or doesn't anyone in that part of Texas have a knife?

HArris County.  The Portlandia of Texas.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2019, 07:06:14 pm »
Maybe some of the shipmates on the ships passing underneath them enjoy some target practice?

I wish the old smoke belchers still plied those waters....
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2019, 07:07:47 pm »
Quote from: IsailedawayfromFR on September 12, 2019, 07:06:14 pm
Maybe some of the shipmates on the ships passing underneath them enjoy some target practice?

I wish the old smoke belchers still plied those waters....

Sadly, they closed the ship channel because of this.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2019, 07:10:01 pm »
Quote from: thackney on September 12, 2019, 07:07:47 pm
Sadly, they closed the ship channel because of this.

And just how many $$$ is that costing us in disrupted commerce?  Asking for a friend.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2019, 07:16:51 pm »
Quote from: thackney on September 12, 2019, 07:07:47 pm
Sadly, they closed the ship channel because of this.
So the protesters won.

Expect more and strengthened protests.

BTW, closing the channel and stopping commerce is not 'peaceful protesting'.  It is sabotage.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2019, 07:23:46 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on September 12, 2019, 07:10:01 pm
And just how many $$$ is that costing us in disrupted commerce?  Asking for a friend.

I was wondering why I have not seen any ships or heard any ship waves. Idiots, the ships will now have to wait a day. I don't know how much a day costs a large ship but it has got to be in the tens of thousands of dollars and I'd say a couple hundred ship use that channel every 24 hours. So this "protest" might cost millions of dollars. Make the protesters pay.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #16 on: September 12, 2019, 08:11:24 pm »
All of the manufacturing and shipping companies affected by the disruption of commerce should file a class action lawsuit against Greenpeace and the fruitcakes who participated.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #17 on: September 12, 2019, 08:18:03 pm »
Quote from: LadyLiberty on September 12, 2019, 08:11:24 pm
All of the manufacturing and shipping companies affected by the disruption of commerce should file a class action lawsuit against Greenpeace and the fruitcakes who participated.
Yes! The shipowners/operators can show a definite fiscal loss directly because of the activities of these Greenpeace People, not just in increased operating costs, but in any cargo degradation, and loss of commerce (every day sitting idle is another day they could have been making money elsewhere). Bleed the Ecowhackos dry.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #18 on: September 12, 2019, 08:27:49 pm »
I'm sure loads of Texans are persuaded by this idiocy.

I didn't say to what they were persuaded. :whistle:


Edit: added a missing word.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #19 on: September 12, 2019, 09:21:46 pm »
Quote from: PeteS in CA on September 12, 2019, 08:27:49 pm
I'm loads of Texans are persuaded by this idiocy.

I didn't say to what they were persuaded. :whistle:
Yabbut, Environmental groups, like Greenpeace, received money from the Communists since the 70s, they don't need Texas money. The idea was to hamper American industry during the Cold War, and they have been swimmingly successful ever since.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #20 on: September 12, 2019, 11:23:36 pm »
Greenpeace protesters arrested after rappelling from Fred Hartman Bridge

https://abc13.com/society/live-greenpeace-protesters-arrested-at-fred-hartman-bridge/5534431/

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Twenty-three Greenpeace USA protesters have formed a blockade over the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown ahead of the third 2020 Democratic debate, forcing the closure of the Houston Ship Channel and snarling traffic in the area.

The Harris County Sheriff's Office began taking protesters into custody Thursday evening.

HCSO said in a tweet that they're working with Houston and Baytown fire departments to rappel down and make contact with protesters hanging from the bridge.

They say the goal is to bring them to boats they have staged below and take them into custody.

Eleven people have rappelled from the bridge. There were also people acting as "spotters" who were located along the top of the bridge to assist them.

The spotters have also been taken into custody.

Around 4 p.m. Thursday, military personnel arrived at the scene, hoping to bring the blockade to a peaceful end.

The Coast Guard said a little over half a mile of the ship channel was closed due to the protest.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #21 on: September 12, 2019, 11:45:31 pm »
Quote from: Elderberry on September 12, 2019, 11:23:36 pm
Greenpeace protesters arrested after rappelling from Fred Hartman Bridge

https://abc13.com/society/live-greenpeace-protesters-arrested-at-fred-hartman-bridge/5534431/

Maximum penalty for these jokers.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #22 on: September 13, 2019, 01:01:48 am »
Quote from: austingirl on September 12, 2019, 11:45:31 pm
Maximum penalty for these jokers.
Well, they're riding for the brand.

Shipowners, operators, anyone or corporate entity who loses a dime because those ships were idled and others delayed should all be suing Greenpeace for damages.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #23 on: September 13, 2019, 01:57:31 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on September 13, 2019, 01:01:48 am
Well, they're riding for the brand.

Shipowners, operators, anyone or corporate entity who loses a dime because those ships were idled and others delayed should all be suing Greenpeace for damages.

And while they are at it, they should all sue indidually -- no class action -- so that Greenpeace has to lawyer up for 100 individual lawsuits.
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Re: Ship channel closed, Fred Hartman Bridge traffic stacked due to Greenpeace protest
« Reply #24 on: September 13, 2019, 01:59:25 am »
Quote from: LadyLiberty on September 13, 2019, 01:57:31 am
And while they are at it, they should all sue indidually -- no class action -- so that Greenpeace has to lawyer upn
 for 100 individual lawsuits.

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