With canoes and inflatable boats
Activists block a cruise ship in Rostock
06/17/2023, 6:58 p.m
Cruise ships are criticized by activists as harmful to the climate – in Rostock they express their Cheers with an action on the water: With canoes and inflatable boats they prevent the “Aida Diva” from departing.
In Rostock-Warnemünde, climate activists have started an action against cruise tourism. With canoes and inflatable boats they want to prevent the cruise ship “Aida Diva” from leaving the port, said a group that calls itself “Smash Cruiseshit”. A police spokeswoman confirmed that several people were on the water and had unrolled a poster. In addition, an activist climbed onto a lantern at the cruise terminal. Get an overview of the situation.
The group posted pictures on Twitter showing several canoes in the immediate vicinity and directly on the cruise ship. Banners that were attached directly to the ship on the water side could also be seen. On one they demanded: “Sea rescue in the Mediterranean instead of luxury liners in every sea”.
According to ship tracking services on the Internet, the “Aida Diva” arrived in Warnemünde on Saturday morning and is expected in Stockholm on Monday night. According to the port’s call plan, departure was scheduled for 6 p.m. According to tracking services, the ship was still in the port of Rostock shortly before 7 p.m.
Rostock-Warnemünde is an important cruise port. For the current year, more than 130 ship calls were expected at the start of the season. The cruise line Aida Cruises is also based in Rostock. In their statement, the activists criticize cruise tourism as harmful to the climate. Technical efforts by companies did not change that. They called for other ways for people to recover. Cruise lines should be held responsible, among other things, for ecological damage.