'Shell no': Hundreds take to boats in Seattle to protest Arctic drilling

Donning wetsuits and lifejackets, ‘kayak-tivists’ gather at a city park for ‘Paddle in Seattle’ as company’s drilling rig sits blocks away

Related: Seattle 'kayak-tivists' take on Shell in battle over Arctic oil drilling

Hundreds of activists decked out in neoprene wetsuits and life jackets took to the waters of Elliott Bay on Saturday. In kayaks, canoes, paddleboards and other vessels, they sent the message that Royal Dutch Shell should cancel its plan to drill in the Arctic Ocean.

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