Ocean Rebellion climate action group launches with protest against cruise ship

Climate activists linked to Extinction Rebellion projected protest messages onto hull of the World vessel in Falmouth, Cornwall

A sea-faring sister" of climate resistance group Extinction Rebellion (XR) launched this week with a protest against a 196-metre (644ft) luxury cruise liner docked in Falmouth, Cornwall, aimed at highlighting the environmental impact of cruise shipping.

In its first action, Ocean Rebellion used guerilla advertising tactics to project films, slogans and messages, including Turn the Tide" and Fuck this ship", on the hull of the World, a converted ocean liner that bills itself as the largest private residential ship on the planet. Residents aboard the ship are promised a life of adventure at the pinnacle of luxury" as the ship continuously circumnavigates the globe, according to its website, although there are currently no residents aboard because of the Covid-19 pandemic.