The Solo was seized by Russian coast guards last week for allegedly crossing from international into Russian waters without permission. The ship was on a mission to test levels of radioactivity in the Kara Sea, at what they believe to be the world's largest nuclear dump at sea.
A Greenpeace official reached by telephone in Murmansk on Monday said that only the Dutch consul was allowed on board the Solo.
The Greenpeace official, Steve Shallhorn, told The Moscow Times that consular officials from the United States, Britain, Germany, Sweden and Canada met their citizens on a coast guard ship, but were denied access to the Solo.
Greenpeace said that refusal was contrary to international law.
The Solo has been brought to Tyuva Guba, a closed port accessible only by sea, 45 kilometers north of Murmansk.
It is still unclear if Captain Albert Kuijken of the Dutch-registered Solo will be charged with violating international maritime law. Green-peace members do not dispute the violation of Russian territorial waters, but said the Solo was fired on after it had reentered international waters.
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