As the deal was reached, Greenpeace caused a stir when it led German police boats on a high-speed chase through the Baltic Sea. Three Greenpeace inflatable speed boats penetrated the security zone in the waters off the Heiligendamm meeting site. The activists unfurled a banner reading 'G8 — Act Now.” The chase came to an end when a massive police ship rammed two Greenpeace boats, sending crew members into the water. Three activists were injured and taken to the hospital. Greenpeace didn't stop there — earlier today the group tried to send a hot-air balloon over the summit with the word ”FAILED” written across its “G8–Act Now” slogan. Police helicopters forced the balloon to land before it could reach the G8 meeting site. Meanwhile, thousands of people continue their protests on the summit’s last day.

Unidentified protester: “We want to try to arrive to the fence, and our objective is to cross the road and don’t let pass all the personnel who have to work here. We think that this (pointing to Heiligendamm) is a criminal organization, and we have to fight it.”