As rolling blockades of kayakers confronted the Shell rig as it navigated up the Puget Sound, there were indications early Monday afternoon that the Polar Pioneer may have been grounded in shallow water off the coast of Bainbridge Island.

However, after a more than three hour delay, the rig is now on the move and activists say kayakers up the channel are prepared for more resistance.

Meanwhile, praise for the bravery of the ‘kayaktivists’ has come from all corners. “Today, the Puget Sound is the scene of some serious climate heroics,” tweeted David Turnbull, campaigns director at Oil Change International.

And 350.org founder Bill McKibben wrote: “Favorite new word of 2015 is ‘kayaktivist’ and this a.m. they’re giving Shell fits in Seattle’s harbor.”

Updates on the rig can be found on Twitter under the hashtag #SHellNo.

In canoes and kayaks, anti-drilling activists early Monday faced down Shell’s 40,000-ton drilling rig, the Polar Pioneer, as it attempted to set sail from Seattle’s Puget Sound to Arctic waters.

At least ten of the “kayaktivists,” including Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien, were detained by the U.S. Coast Guard for alleging violating a previous injunction by overstepping a 500-yard restricted “safety” zone around the behemoth rig.

An estimated 40 to 50 supporting kayakers lined up in the waters behind the initial blockade while the group floated an enormous banner which read: “SHell No!”

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