Flotilla of boats protesting for 'Oil Free Seas', depart from Wellington. Other boats in the flotilla will depart from Auckland, Kaikoura and Bay of Islands this week. They will meet about 110 nautical miles west of Raglan where Anadarko is about to start exploratory oil drilling. The flotilla is a coalition of individuals and boat owners who oppose deep-sea drilling and the new legislation that takes away New Zealander's long-standing right to peacefully protest at sea.