Activists from Greenpeace have blocked an oil tanker from leaving a port in the country of Estonia. The Dutch tanker is at the center of a major environmental crisis in the African nation of Ivory Coast. Last month the tanker dumped hundreds of tons of toxic waste in the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan. The dumping has already led to eight deaths and tens of thousands of people have sought medical treatment after getting sick from the toxic fumes. UN experts have said the toxic waste contained the chemical hydrogen sulfide. Officials in Ivory Coast have called for the tanker to be returned to the region so it can be used as evidence.

• Greenpeace activist Yannick Vicaire: “”We are to prevent the Probo Koala from leaving the port of Paldiski and ensure that the Estonian authorities are going to treat this ship as a main piece of evidence in the toxic crime in Abidjan.”