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Protesters chained themselves to a vessel used for supporting a controversial Shell Oil rig Friday.
The "Artic Challenger" works as a support vessel for the Polar Pioneer oil rig that is in Elliott Bay. Protesters and 'kayaktivists' surrounded the controviersial rig May 16.
Organizers with Shell No Bellingham sent in photos of a woman who was first to climb up the anchor chain around 6:30 p.m. Friday.
We checked with organizers and as of Saturday morning, she was joined by a second person hanging from a climbing harness. Organizers said she hopes to stay up there through the morning.
Chiara D'Angelo is dangling from the Arctic Challenger to send a message.
"There's a 75 percent chance of a major oil spill in the Arctic once Shell opens up its rigs and starts drilling," D'Angelo said. "It's never been tested in Arctic waters."
She was joined later by Matt Fuller, an Evergreen State College graduate student.
"To many of us, this is an evil thing that is going on," Fuller said. "Everyone knows the risk."
The Arctic Challenger is anchored in Bellingham Bay and is part of Shell's exploratory drilling plans.
It is not supposed to leave for several days.
Police talked to the ship officials and don't plan to try and stop the protesters. Coast Guard officials said they are monitoring the situation.
They prevented what is believed to be the activists' support raft from getting near them.
And while what the activists are doing is illegal, the Coast Guard doesn't plan to do anything to get them -- at least not yet.
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