Activists Attached to Chevron Drill Ship off Shetland Islands

Greenpeace reports that its activist have climbed aboard a Chevron –operated drill ship off of Britain’s Shetland Island to put a halt to its planned drilling operations.

Two activists have attached themselves to the rung of the anchor chain of the STENA CARRON. The 228-meter drill ship was en route to Lagavulin oil field where it was going to begin exploratory drilling. Greenpeace says this on their website, “Our activists are taking action against a massive oil platform owned by Chevron, stopping it from drilling a deep water well off the Shetland Islands.”

Earlier this month Greenpeace activists suspended themselves, using rock-climbing gear, to a Cairn Energy drilling rig off the coast of Greenland. The stunt lasted for two days, until an ice storm forced the activist down, where they were arrested by police waiting on board the Stena Don rig.

The organization is protesting deep-water oil drilling and has launched a campaign to “go beyond oil”.

Local navies have been working to protect drilling operations from activists, as often their stunts pose risks to the safety and integrity of operations onboard the drilling vessels.

Photos courtesy of Greenpeace Blog