The Esperanza enters Deception Island through a gap in the caldera ring, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The island actually the caldera of an active volcano. It last erupted in 1969 forcing the British to abandon their research station on the island.

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.