On 25 November 2023, The Metals Company (TMC) took out an injunction in the Netherlands against Greenpeace who have occupied a deep-sea mining research ship belonging to a subsidiary of TMC in the Pacific Ocean. Two activists boarded the ship to peacefully demand that TMC stops its deep-sea mining exploration activities.  At a hearing in Amsterdam District Court, attorneys for TMC’s subsidiary asked a judge to order the activists to stand down and fine Greenpeace up €50,000 for each hour it does not comply.