Greenpeace activists board a ship carrying Volkswagen vehicles as it sails up the Thames estuary towards the port of Sheerness ReutersEnvironmental activists are blocking a cargo ship from unloading Volkswagen Group cars in a protest about air pollution from diesel engines. Greenpeace protesters used kayaks and boats to reach the 23,000-tonne car carrier in the Thames estuary at around 8.30am today. They climbed up and suspended themselves from the ship’s 27 metre-high unloading door and have said they will remain until Volkswagen “takes its toxic cars back to Germany”. More than 40 environmentalists also scaled fences at Sheerness port in Kent, the intended destination of the ship, and gained access to the vehicle park, where thousands more Volkswagen cars are awaiting distribution to UK suppliers, according to Greenpeace. Greenpeace said the protestors were attempting to immobilise the diesel models by removing the keys and were…

Source: The Times September 21, 2017 16:07 UTC