Man arrested for US warship protest
"A man was arrested yesterday following a low-key protest against a United States warship visiting Hobart in Tasmania.
"The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald and its 300 crew arrived in Hobart early on Friday morning.
"Martin Wyness was arrested when, accompanied by his 11 year-old daughter Sophie, he parked his car across the port entrance.
"Mr Wyness says he believes in the message he was sending.
"'Basically it's a peaceful protest to say that the crew of the ship are very welcome in Hobart as always but perhaps the war machine they've brought with them isn't,' he said."
Source: ABC News
"The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald and its 300 crew arrived in Hobart early on Friday morning.
"Martin Wyness was arrested when, accompanied by his 11 year-old daughter Sophie, he parked his car across the port entrance.
"Mr Wyness says he believes in the message he was sending.
"'Basically it's a peaceful protest to say that the crew of the ship are very welcome in Hobart as always but perhaps the war machine they've brought with them isn't,' he said."
Source: ABC News
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