Ships Turned, Arrests Made at Annual Climate Protest

Protesters take part in the Rising Tide People's Blockade at Horseshoe beach in Newcastle, Australia, on Nov. 30, 2025. AAP Image/Darren Pateman

Climate protesters are ramping up efforts to disrupt the fossil fuel industry, scaling and blocking a ship bound for the world’s largest coal port.

Three Greenpeace activists scaled the ship on Sunday morning at Rising Tide’s annual “protestival” at Newcastle Harbour, unveiling a banner reading “Phase Out Coal and Gas.”