Action against Gas Extraction Wadden Sea

Activists occupy NAM drilling platform. The banner reads "Handen af van het Waddengas" which translates into 'Hands off the Waddensea gas'. In the back is the Greenpeace ship "Rainbow C".

In original language:

greenpeace Actie tegen Gasboring NAM op Waddenzee

Activisten bezetten het boorplatform van NAM. Op het spandoiek staat "Handen af van het Waddengas."

Unique identifier: GP01NH0

Type: Image

Shoot date: 24/08/1997

Locations: Europe, Netherlands, Wadden Sea

Credit line: © Greenpeace / McDiarmid

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Occupation of NAM Gas Platform in Wadden Sea

Greenpeace Netherlands action against Netherlands Gas Company (parent companies Esso/Shell): the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM). NAM wants to extract gas from the Wadden Sea with a 1992 permit. Greenpeace occupied the drill site to stop the platform ENSCO 72 being put in location (between the Dutch islands Ameland and Schiermonnikoog) and then occupying the rig itself for banner hanging. Greenpeace Netherlands activists occupy NAM drilling equipment and hang banner. On august 29 NAM ended this action through a legal procedure, the judge prohibited further actions by Greenpeace.

For a shoot by Deiman of this action go to: GP01NHD

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