Peter Willcox is one of 30 environmental activists being tried in Russia . The 60-year - old mariner is facing up to 20 years in prison on charges of piracy . The charges stem from an incident at a Russian oil rig in September . Peter 's wife : ` ` Bristol , Rhode Island ( CNN ) -- He 's this stalwart person in the face of any kind of threat ''
Peter Willcox is one of 30 environmental activists being tried in Russia . The 60-year - old mariner is facing up to 20 years in prison on charges of piracy . The charges stem from an incident at a Russian oil rig in September . Peter 's wife : ` ` He 's this stalwart person in the face of any kind of threat ''