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In maritime law, a sea protest is a notarized statement obtained after a ship enters port after a rough voyage. Its purpose is to protect the ship's charterer or owner from liability for damage to the cargo, the ship or to other ships in a collision, where this was caused by the perils of the sea (for example, bad weather).
Code Pink demonstrators in front of Berkeley City Hall on February 12, 2008. The Berkeley Marine Corps Recruiting Center protests began in September 2007 when a small group of protesters from Code Pink began periodically protesting in front of a United States Marine Corps Officer Selection Office located in Downtown Berkeley, California at 64 Shattuck Avenue by standing in front of the office ...
Protesters reportedly harassed Marine reservists if they stepped outside their military base. [5] The marines were advised against going into nearby towns for fear of provoking noisy confrontations. [7] On 4 June 2006 U.S. marines began leaving Crimea. [7] American and Ukrainian officials stated because their contract was ending. [7]
This incident was followed by a protest of 10,000 Okinawans calling to stop all military activities on the island. [6] In June 2016, estimates of 65,000 Okinawans protested the rape and murder of a 20-year-old woman by a former U.S. Marine. Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga vouched for the removal of U.S. forces as a result of the incident. [8]
A 2007 anti-whaling protest in Melbourne by Animal Liberation Victoria.. Marine conservation activism is the efforts of non-governmental organizations and individuals to bring about social and political change in the area of marine conservation.
Throughout 1987 and 1988 there was a sustained 24 hour vigil present at the tracks in Concord to protest U.S. support of the Nicaraguan Contras and El Salvadorian "Death Squads." Protesters sat on the tracks and blocked trains carrying explosives bound for Central America on an almost daily basis.
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The Scarborough Shoal standoff is a dispute between the Philippines and the People's Republic of China over the Scarborough Shoal.Tensions began on April 8, 2012, after the attempted apprehension by the Philippine Navy of eight mainland Chinese fishing vessels near the shoal, [1] which resulted in the actual control of the atoll under China.