Gas tanker will arrive to protests

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Two new plants at Milford Haven, West Wales, are expected to meet up to 25% of the UK's current gas requirements once fully operational.

But protesters have fought the project on safety and environmental grounds.

Gordon Main, founder of campaign group Safe Haven, said there were concerns that sufficient risk assessments had not been carried out into the possibility of a collision or major incident at the port.

He told BBC News that protesters would be sounding a Second World War air raid siren from an island at the entrance to the waterway as the Tembek tanker, which has brought the first shipment of LNG from the Middle East, came into view.

"We will be sounding it from Stack Rock fort when the first LNG tanker appears at the heads," he said.

"This will be a notice to all who live along the waterway that LNG is coming into Milford Haven."

He said a report by the campaign group found "that a proper risk assessment of LNG cargo spills to the onshore population" had not been carried out.

But Milford Haven Port Authority told BBC News it could handle LNG shipping safely.