Press Releases & Updates 2000

Zoe Weir (28) and Marjan Willemsen (23) made their way into the Garelochhead Oil Depot, part of the Faslane submarine base complex, by cutting the perimeter fence and proceeding to one of the jetties. Once there, the two climbed to the top of the 15 meter high mast and dropped two banners with the message "Trident Subs Threaten The World"

The couple were discovered at 8am and are still there an hour later. The MOD police have posted a dog handler at the bottom of the mast while they try to work out how to get the women down. Both Zoe and Marjan are due to appear at Argyll and Bute District Court today for non-payment of a fine for a previous anti-Trident protest.

Today’s action was to express concerns about the safety of Britains entire nuclear powered submarine fleet. The Hunter killer nuclear-powered submarines have been recalled to check for serious defects in the nuclear reactor cooling system. Although the Trident submarines are newer they have the same basic design as the submarines that have been withdrawn.

Zoe Weir and Marjan Willemsen said

"Last week the MOD were finally forced to admit that all twelve of their hunter-killer submarines were a safety risk. If Railtrack can close the main West Coast line to do safety checks then surely the MOD should recall submarines fully armed with 100 kiloton nuclear warheads for checks immediately if there is any chance that their reactors are also faulty."

STOP PRESS

Marjan and Zoe were released by the MOD police inspite of being told they were due in court. Meanwhile the court issued a warrant for their arrest. They will present themselves to the court after the lunch break.

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