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Photos show Russian boarding of Greenpeace ship

A Greenpeace photo from its ship Arctic Sunrise Credit: Greenpeace

Greenpeace have released new photos of its ship Arctic Sunrise apparently being boarded by Russian security forces during a protest against Arctic drilling.

A Greenpeace photo from its ship Arctic Sunrise Credit: Greenpeace

Thirty activists were arrested last month while protesting against drilling by Gazprom, the Russian energy giant.

A Greenpeace photo from its ship Arctic Sunrise Credit: Greenpeace

Russian authorities have charged two of the protesters with piracy, including Briton Kieron Bryan, 29, a freelance filmmaker.