Greenpeace drama: Family hopes for return of captain jailed in Russia

CNN ^ | October 18, 2013 | Ivan Watson and Ross Levitt

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Bristol, Rhode Island (CNN) -- The Willcox family has long been accustomed to prolonged absences from their seafaring patriarch.

In fact, run-ins with the law were not unusual, given the fact that Peter Willcox had spent decades working for the environmental activist group Greenpeace, which is well-known for its provocative, headline-grabbing protests.

But no one expected the 60-year-old mariner to end up languishing in a Russian jail in the Arctic, facing up to 15 years in prison on charges of piracy.

"The situation he's in now is just way too extreme," said his wife, Maggy.

She and other members of the Willcox family spoke to CNN in their first media interviews since Russian authorities arrested 30 passengers and crew members aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise last month.

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It is highly unlikely Russia will let him go so easily. He’s been a pain in the backside to them.

Russia did the world a favor - like typical libs, Greenpeace thinks that they are justified in any illegal and harmful act they deem "necessary to save the world" and like the typical, lib, they are stunned when someone takes action to stop the illegal activity.

Reminds me of the 5 year old boy across the street who got mad at my brother who was the same age. He told my brother that he was going to hit him, but he didn't want to get hit back. He tried it out for size and went home crying...