The group of campaigners came under attack when they tried to carry out a “peaceful inspection” of the tuna support vessel Cabo Tinoso Dos -- owned by Mare Blu Tuna Farm, part of Spanish tuna ranching company Ricardo Fuentes E Hijos -- in the Maltese port of La Valletta.
According to Francois Provost, Greenpeace International oceans campaigner, the activists came under attack, with one woman being “punched repeatedly and thrown overboard,” as the crew opposed their efforts to inspect its cargo to see if it contained bluefin tuna illegally transshipped at sea.
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