flooding deep sea miners
[On April 24, North American President Donald Trump signed an executive order to allow large-scale mineral extraction in the deep ocean, including international waters, regardless of what the IAMF (International Seabed Authority) thinks. This is how many people discovered the existence of the Canadian company The Metals Company (TMC), which immediately declared itself ready to scour the seabed, but also its Dutch-Swiss shareholder Allseas, which employs around 4,000 people worldwide and has the robot technology to do so.
Located in the Pra de Plan industrial zone in Châtel-Saint-Denis, canton Fribourg (Switzerland), the company received a rough visit on the night of June 16-17: two of the building’s main doors were broken open, then several sprinklers were destroyed inside, causing extensive water damage to various premises and businesses, while tags were painted and several windows smashed. We reproduce below the claim for this attack on the seagoing operator Allseas, which appeared on Renversé the following day].
A little visit to Allseas
After scientific alerts and a few friendly visits and media actions over the last few years, after a few misleading declarations by Allseas, a decorative action embellished the company’s headquarters on the night of Monday June 16 to Tuesday June 17, 2025.
Capitalists and their political proxies rely on extractivism to consolidate the power of the regimes they control. Donald Trump, the symbol of a right-wing move towards fascism, recently authorized deep sea mining, including in international waters. Such mining would be a disaster for marine life, and would have a catastrophic effect on biodiversity and global warming.
As is often the case, Switzerland is not to be outdone, and is home to companies actively engaged in destroying the environment. Glencore and Allseas, for example, have joined forces with Canada’s TMC to enter the deep sea mining business.
Allseas, headquartered in Châtel-Saint-Denis (FR), is a heavyweight in the sector, and is increasing the number of tests carried out under real seabed mining conditions. The company’s actions endanger the very existence of human life. This criminal behavior must not be tolerated, at a time when we are experiencing the most rapid global warming the planet has ever seen, and a collapse in biodiversity of unprecedented speed.
We hope that the decorations on Allseas’ walls and the flooding caused by the damage to the sprinklers will give its managers pause for thought, and inspire others to get involved in preserving the seabed.
It was just a rumble, a ripple. Beware the tsunami that could come if Allseas persists.
via: sansnom translated by Act for freedom now!