Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Stena-Don-Oil-Rig-Occupation-in-the-Arctic-27MZIFIKE4G5.htmlConceptually similarStena Don Oil Rig Occupation in the ArcticGP02635Completed★★★★Stena Don Oil Rig Occupation in the ArcticGP02637Completed★★★★Stena Don Oil Rig Occupation in the ArcticGP02638Completed★★★★Stena Don Oil Rig Occupation in the ArcticGP02639Completed★★★★Stena Don Oil Rig Occupation in the ArcticGP038G8Completed★★★★Stena Don Oil Rig Occupation in the ArcticGP038G9Completed★★★★Stena Don Oil Rig Occupation in the ArcticGP0265BCompleted★★★★Stena Don Oil Rig Occupation in the ArcticGP0265CCompleted★★★★★★Stena Don Oil Rig Occupation in the ArcticGP0264ECompleted★★★★View AllGP02636Stena Don Oil Rig Occupation in the ArcticCairn Energy's Stena Don oil rig is scaled by Greenpeace campaigners to prevent it from drilling off the coast of Greenland.The four expert climbers used inflatable speedboats to dodge Danish Navy Commandos before climbing up the inside of the rig and hanging from it in tents suspended from ropes, halting its drilling operation.The climbers have enough supplies to occupy the hanging tents for several days. If they succeed in stopping drilling for just a short time the the operators Cairn Energy, will struggle to meet a tight deadline to complete the exploration before winter ice conditions force it to abandon the search for oil off Greenland until next year.Locations:Arctic Ocean-GreenlandDate:31 Aug, 2010Credit:© Will Rose / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Boarding actions-Cairn Energy-Climate (campaign title)-Evening-KWCI (GPI)-Occupation actions-Oceans (campaign title)-Offshore drilling-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil (Industry)-Oil drilling-Oil rigs-Outdoors-Stena Don-Wide angleShoot:Esperanza Go Beyond Oil ExpeditionGreenpeace 'Go Beyond Oil' ship tour, exposes and confronts the oil industry's race to develop deep sea drilling for oil in order to avoid environmental disasters like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Companies like BP are taking massive risks to drill in ever more dangerous places rather than investing in clean energy to stop climate change.Related Collections:Esperanza Go Beyond Oil Expedition (All Photographers + Videos)
