Greenpeace activists prepare to leave the Esperanza before a boarding action on the reefer Taganrogskiy Zaliv), in order to carry out an inspection. The refrigerated cargo vessel was on its way to carry out a transhipment.

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza is on the final leg of the 'Protect The Oceans' voyage from the Arctic to the Antarctic. The almost year-long voyage is one of Greenpeace’s biggest ever expeditions and highlights the many threats facing the oceans while campaigning for a Global Ocean Treaty covering all seas outside of national waters.