On Tuesday, activists attempted to stop workers from preparing the rig for its departure by blocking entrances to Terminal 5 in the Port of Seattle, where it is docked.

Over the past month, activists have staged frequent demonstrations against Shell’s plans to drill for oil in the Arctic, including one on May 16 when hundreds of protesters in kayaks and small boats fanned out on a Seattle bay.

Seattle: Police in Seattle dismantled a tent that has been the focal point for organizers of anti-Shell and anti-drilling protests in the city. All five were arrested for investigation of obstruction and pedestrian interference.

KOMO News quotes police as saying they were arrested for blocking train tracks.

The police’s reason for their action was that the tent, erected in a West Seattle park, was in violation of park regulations because people were camping inside it.

The elderly ladies literally had a few “tricks up their sleeves” to make it hard for police to remove them from the terminal. The ladies were also bound together by homemade arm sleeves.

Members of the ART team spent about 10 minutes sawing and cutting into two separate “sleeping dragons” that connected the five grannies together by the arms.

When police sawed through the duct-tape-covered arm sleeves, they found rope, rebar, metal and burlap, Arata said. The Raging Grannies were covered with fireproof blankets so they’d be protected from flying debris while ART tried prying the women apart.

Port spokesman Peter McGraw says the meeting was adjourned Tuesday afternoon when protesters began disrupting it, and one person was arrested for trespassing.

Meanwhile, other protesters took to their telephones to engage in an “electronic blockade” of local businesses supporting Shell. Businesses targeted included the global Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 19, Jones Stevedoring, Carlile Trucking, Incident Catering Services and Foss Maritime Co.