MY Arctic Sunrise Capt. Pete Willcox speaks to the media in the hold of the Greenpeace ship MY Arctic Sunrise. The ship is at dock in Saint Petersburg preparing for an expedition to the Gulf of Mexico. Several teams of independent scientists will join Greenpeace to conduct a series of scientific research programs 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.