Activists Have Now Attached "Survival Pod" to Drill Ship Anchor

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 attached themselves to the rung of the anchor chain of the STENA CARRON on Tuesday. 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.”

Wednesday, Greenpeace reported that their two activists had returned to their ship Esperanza. And inflatable boats launched from the Esperanza towed a two-meter diameter 'survival pod' to the Stena Carron drill ship. Which was secured to the anchor. Two new activists are now inside the survival pod, where they have supplies to last for at least a month.

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 & Video courtesy of Greenpeace Blog