Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/MY-Arctic-Sunrise-Captain-Peter-Willcox-27MZIFIK04S5.htmlConceptually similarMY Arctic Sunrise in St. PetersburgGP025J2Completed★★★★Bow of the MY Arctic SunriseGP025D9Completed★★★★MY Arctic Sunrise in St. PetersburgGP025D7Completed★★★★MY Arctic Sunrise in St. PetersburgGP025D5Completed★★★★Dan Howells at the MY Arctic SunriseGP025D6Completed★★★★MY Arctic Sunrise Departs St. PetersburgGP025J5Completed★★★★MY Arctic Sunrise Departs St. PetersburgGP025J3Completed★★★★MY Arctic Sunrise Departs St. PetersburgGP025J4Completed★★★★Press Conference in Saint PetersburgGP025NUCompleted★★★★View AllGP025D4MY Arctic Sunrise Captain Peter WillcoxCaptain Peter Willcox of the Greenpeace ship MY Arctic Sunrise at dock in St. Petersburg, Fla., Aug. 11, 2010. Several teams of independent scientists will join the crew on board the Arctic Sunrise, to conduct a series of scientific research programs during the next three months that will further understanding of the impacts of both oil and chemical dispersants on the Gulf ecosystem in the aftermath of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A BP leased drilling platform exploded April 20 killing 11 workers and causing a leak of millions of barrels of oil from a wellhead one mile deep 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana. Finally capped in August, the leak was treated with a million gallons of Corexit, a toxic dispersant.Locations:Florida-Gulf of Mexico-North America-United States of AmericaDate:11 Aug, 2010Credit:© Greenpeace / Robert MeyersMaximum size:5420px X 3487pxKeywords:Day-Eye contact-Greenpeace crew-Half length-KWCI (GPI)-Men-MY Arctic Sunrise-Oceans (campaign title)-One person-Outdoors-Portraits-Toxics (campaign title)-Wharfs (Docks)Shoot:MY Arctic Sunrise Gulf Oil ExpeditionGreenpeace, partnered with teams of independent scientists, used the MY Arctic Sunrise on a three-month expedition to conduct a series of scientific research programs to further understanding of the impacts of both oil and chemical dispersant on the Gulf ecosystem in the aftermath of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The BP leased drilling platform exploded on April 20 causing a leak of millions of barrels of oil from a wellhead one mile deep 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana. Finally capped in August, the leak was treated with more than a million gallons of Corexit, a toxic dispersant.Related Collections:'Arctic 30' Portraits (All Photographers)MY Arctic Sunrise Gulf Oil Expedition (Photo & Videos)
