On May 10, 2005, Fox News reported the following arguably ironic story from the Associated Press:
KETCHIKAN, Alaska — A jury found Greenpeace guilty Monday on two misdemeanor criminal negligence charges that were filed after the group's ship entered Alaska waters for an anti-logging campaign without required paperwork.
Greenpeace's ship came to Alaska to conduct an anti-logging campaign in the Tongass National Forest. The ship was carrying more than 70,000 gallons of "petroleum products" at the time, court papers said.
Under state law, a large non-tank vessel must file an oil spill response plan application five days before entering state waters....
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