The Esperanza sails in front of the Stena Don drilling platform, closely marked by a Danish Navy warship. The Banner reads 'Go Beyond Oil' which is the name of a new Greenpeace campaign to move beyond risky drilling and to a sustainable future.
The Esperanza is in a stand off with a Danish warship and navy commandos in the freezing seas off Greenland. The Military vessels are protecting an oil rig operated by Britain's Cairn Energy. Cairn claim today that they have struck hydro carbons in the region.