Stop Deep Sea Oil Flotilla in NZ

Police and navy personnel aboard a navy inflatable approach Infinity, one of the boats in the 'Stop Deep Sea Oil' flotilla, to warn crew members about approaching within set distances of the seismic survey ship Orient Explorer off East Cape.

Unique identifier: GP04JEX

Type: Image

Shoot date: 12/04/2011

Locations: Aotearoa, Oceania

Credit line: © Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Stop Deep Sea Oil Flotilla in New Zealand

The Stop Deep Sea Oil Flotilla was formed to protest Brazilian oil company Petrobras’ plans to drill for oil in the deep waters off the East Cape. In April and May 2011 the flotilla engaged with and successfully disrupted a seismic survey the company was running at the time.
The eight boats that comprised the flotilla - many of which were also involved in opposing France’s nuclear testing in the Pacific, and nuclear fuel shipments through the Tasman Sea - were led by the Vega, which made the first voyage to protest France’s nuclear testing at Moruroa in 1972.

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