{"id":1331,"date":"2017-02-12T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/uncategorized\/1331\/greenpeace-ships-warriors-at-sea\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T08:23:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T08:23:15","slug":"greenpeace-ships-warriors-at-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/blogs\/1331\/greenpeace-ships-warriors-at-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace ships: Warriors at Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1971. This was the year it all began. You\u2019ve heard the story about how a boat load of (very brave) volunteers and journalists sailed to Alaska to stop the American government from running nuclear tests? The U.S government started feeling the pressure from all directions and was forced to abandon the nuclear tests the following year.<\/p>\n

This courageous act birthed action packed campaigns enhanced by the Greenpeace ships, that till this day, sail across oceans to stop environmental crimes and injustices. This work spans from stopping oil drilling in the Arctic, defending the Amazon, supporting ecological food to launching renewable energy projects everywhere! However, it\u2019s been tough…<\/p>\n

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…like the time when French secret service agents helped\u00a0bomb and sink the first Rainbow Warrior ship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This didn\u2019t break our spirit, instead it made us realise that our work was very necessary and imperative for the survival of our planet. Let\u2019s take a walk down memory lane at some of the work and victories our ships have made possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n

THE RAINBOW WARRIOR<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

After the bombing of the first Rainbow Warrior ship, came\u00a0Rainbow Warrior II<\/a>. She pushed a good 22 years before settling in India doing relief work as a hospital ship. Meanwhile, the\u00a0Rainbow Warrior ship III<\/a>\u00a0took over on October 14, 2011. This became our first environmentally friendly ship and came in just in time to take on more campaign actions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Not Just Tuna<\/a>!<\/strong>\u00a0Here Greenpeace activists peacefully confronted marine operations at the heart of Thai Union\u2019s supply chain. The action was a protest against the tuna giant\u2019s destructive fishing practices. Activists in inflatable boats deliver a cease and desist letter to the deck of the Explorer II, a supply vessel using an underwater seamount to perch on and contribute to massive depletion of ocean life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Helping hand<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0Greenpeace activists from the Rainbow Warrior ship hold banners in Gokova bay in front of the Kemerkoy coal power plant in protest against the use of coal. Greenpeace was calling on the Turkish government to invest in greener sustainable energy options.<\/p>\n

THE ARCTIC SUNRISE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Designed to cut through ice, the Arctic Sunrise has accompanied activists to the Arctic and Antarctica in a quest to end whaling, oil drilling, the killing of sharks and more.<\/p>\n

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In cold and in sunshin<\/a>e<\/a><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Activists documenting the oil drilling operations of the Austrian OMV in the Arctic Ocean near Bear Island in winter are protesting this irresponsible venture with banners. The banner is reading in Hungarian: “ments\u00fck mega sarkvid\u00e9ket!” which means “Save the Mega Arctic!”.<\/p>\n

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Bound to happen<\/a><\/strong>!<\/strong>\u00a0Russian security services abseil from a helicopter onto the deck of the Arctic Sunrise and seize the ship at gunpoint. This was after an attempt by five Greenpeace International activists to climb the ‘Prirazlomnaya’, an oil platform operated by Russian energy giant Gazprom, in the Pechora Sea.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This action also resulted in the \u201cArctic 30<\/a>\u201d being arrested for charges of piracy and hooliganism for a peaceful protest against oil drilling in the Arctic.<\/p>\n

THE ESPERANZA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

While it is currently exploring and defending the newly discovered\u00a0Amazon Reef<\/a>, the Esperanza has seen many successes and amplified campaign messages.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stop oil exploration<\/a><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0The Greenpeace ship Esperanza was preventing the installation of Statoil\u2019s northernmost oil rig in the Arctic. To do so they it occupied the exact spot where the company planned to move the Transocean Spitsbergen.<\/p>\n

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No room for palm oil<\/a><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Here Greenpeace activists closed off access for all imports and exports from palm oil trader IOI in the harbour of Rotterdam, palm oil\u2019s gateway into Europe. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza has moored to the dock at the back of the refinery, preventing palm oil being unloaded from incoming oil tankers.\u00a0
\nOUR INFLATABLES<\/a><\/span>
\nNothing says action packed like when Greenpeace Rigid Inflatable Boats or\u00a0inflatable boats stand between\u00a0a whaling harpoon and whales or literally stopping toxic waste being dumped at sea. This is where the real action is.\u00a0
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\nOn a mission<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> Here the Greenpeace boat crew partnered with\u00a0Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF)\u00a0on\u00a0a rescue operation when around 890 000 immigrants and refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq headed\u00a0to Europe\u00a0fleeing from war, human rights violations and persecution.\u00a0A total of 83 people were rescued, while two people drowned – an 80-year-old man and nine-month old girl.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Greenpeace was founded by passionate volunteers and activists and that spirit is still alive seeking justice for our voiceless planet.\u00a0Sailing a ship to stop crimes happening at sea is no easy task but thanks to our fierce on board teams, we\u2019re able to do more for our environment.\u00a0Join a local volunteer group near you<\/a>.<\/p>\n

West Africa get ready, the Esperanza ship will be headed over to you soon, to protect our waters from overfishing and IUU fishing!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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