Estonia launches toxic tanker Probo Koala investigation:

"This is good news for the people of the Ivory Coast and for the environment," said Helen Perivier of Greenpeace International. "The Probo
Koala is an international toxic crime scene and needs to be fully investigated to establish the full chain of culpability which led to the tragic deadly events in the Ivory Coast.

"Greenpeace is pleased that the Estonian Authorities are now taking action
and believes that this will now spark a full international inquiry into all
of the companies and regulatory agencies which failed to stop the dumping of deadly toxic waste in the Ivory Coast. Only through such an investigation
can the guilty be brought to justice and the lessons learned in order to
prevent this from happening again."

On the basis of preliminary results it would appear that contamination found on the Probo Koala by the Estonian Environment Ministry is similar to that
which poisoned the Ivory Coast, Greenpeace believes that it is now imperative that Estonia agrees to the request of the Ivory Coasts request to continue to detain the Probo Koala as part of the on going Ivorian criminal investigation.

The MY Arctic Sunrise, which took up position in Paldiski on Monday to prevent the imminent departure of the Probo Koala called for an international investigation into the ship -- branding it an "EU Toxic Crime Scene" -- will now return to the Baltic to continue its work against over fishing and for the establishment of marine reserves.

The international environmental organisation was shocked that after killing
eight people on the Ivory coast and contaminating many thousands more that this ship had been allowed to sail freely.