Greenpeace activists force closure of ship channel by suspending themselves from a Houston bridge

A group of nearly two dozen Greenpeace activists have suspended themselves from the Fred Hartman Bridge in Houston in order to “confront Trump & the oil industry.”
The protest shut down lanes of traffic on the bridge for a while and eventually led to part of the shipping channel below the bridge being closed:

A portion of the Houston Ship Channel — about half a mile in distance — is closed due to the protesters, said United States Coast Guard Petty Officer Johanna Strickland.
A 29-foot Coast Guard response boat was launched to the scene Thursday morning to monitor the situation, a news release said.
As of 11 a.m., seven ships were blocked from transiting that portion of the ship channel, where on average, 300 vessels pass, she said, adding that most of the traffic is smaller towing vessels.

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