Arbitration panel says Russia must compensate Netherlands for 2013 seizure of Greenpeace ship
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An international arbitration panel says Russia must compensate the Netherlands for seizing a Greenpeace ship protesting at an oil platform in Arctic waters in breach of an international treaty regulating the laws of the sea.
The Arctic Sunrise, sailing under a Dutch flag, was seized by Russian authorities in September 2013 during a protest against an offshore oil platform, and the 30 people on board were arrested and detained in Russian prisons for months.
They were eventually released shortly before the Sochi Olympics.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Permanent Court of Arbitration announced the ruling Monday. It said the amount of compensation to be paid by Russia will be decided at a later date. Russia did not take part in the arbitration.