Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, July 13, 1993 TAG: 9307130054
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short
Several activists were knocked into the water, one was kicked in the head, and another was hit on the head by a sandbag, said Greenpeace spokeswoman Blair Palese. None required medical treatment. The Navy reported no injuries to sailors on the USS Flying Fish, which is docked at the Norfolk Naval Base.
The activists "entered U.S. naval waters at the naval base, which are clearly marked as restricted waters," said Lt. Cmdr. Paul Weishaupt, a Navy spokesman. No charges have been filed against the activists, a Navy spokeswoman said.
The Greenpeace contingent docked its tugboat Sunday at the Waterside Marina for a five-day visit to protest the Navy's use of nuclear-powered submarines.
More than 20 nuclear-powered vessels dock at the naval base and Newport News Shipbuilding Co., said Joshua Handler, the group's nuclear research coordinator. In addition, nuclear submarines are decommissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
Eight inflatable boats with about 25 activists moved in on the Flying Fish, a Sturgeon-class submarine. The activists tried to scale the sides of the sub and hang banners reading "Anchors Awry: Ban Nuclear Power at Sea."
Memo: shorter version ran in the Metro edition.