{"id":46023,"date":"2020-12-11T06:14:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T05:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=46023"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:39:18","slug":"best-greenpeace-ships-2020-rainbow-warrior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/46023\/best-greenpeace-ships-2020-rainbow-warrior\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Greenpeace ships 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While many parts of the world came to a standstill fighting COVID-19 this year, we also saw brave, committed activists still traveling to different corners of the world to document the dire changes due to global warming. They bore witness from the remotest places on the earth, and quite frankly, the level of commitment displayed by our ship’s crew, activists, volunteers, and scientists is absolutely admirable. <\/p>\n\n

So in their honour, here are a few of the best images from our ships – Rainbow Warrior, Arctic Sunrise, and Esperanza – this year. <\/p>\n\n

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18-year-old environmental activist and campaigner Mya-Rose Craig poses on an ice floe in the Arctic as a part of the most northerly climate strike at 82.2\u00b0 North. A Greenpeace team was in the Arctic to document the impact of the climate crisis and investigate marine life in the region.<\/p>\n\n

\"Mya-Rose \u00a9 Daniella Zalcman \/ Greenpeace<\/div>. \u00a9 Daniella Zalcman \/ Greenpeace” class=”wp-image-45973″\/>
Mya-Rose Craig
\u00a9 Daniella Zalcman \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The Greenpeace Ship Esperanza passes in front of the Shell operated Oil platform Brent-C (Charlie) and the foundations of Shell’s former Brent Bravo oil platform. In a protest against Shell, the Esperanza carries a banner that reads “SHELL, THE OCEAN IS NOT YOUR DUMP!”. The installation is located in the Brent Oilfield in the UK part of the North Sea.<\/p>\n\n

\"Activists \u00a9 Marten van Dijl \/ Greenpeace<\/div> \u00a9 Marten van Dijl \/ Greenpeace” class=”wp-image-45964″\/>
Activists Protest against Shell in the North Sea.
\u00a9 Marten van Dijl \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Life on board<\/h2><\/header>
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Greenpeace Sweden and the Rainbow Warrior joined a flotilla of sailboats in a floating climate manifestation against the expansion of Preem\u2019s oil refinery in Lysekil, Sweden. The peaceful and coronavirus-safe protest commenced as the Swedish government was set to decide on an application from the oil company Preem to expand their oil refinery in Lysekil. The Rainbow warrior then continued in a blockade of the refinery, an action that lasted f\u00f6r 62 hours and created huge media attention and a big national debate. <\/p>\n\n

\"Flotilla \u00a9 Andrew McConnell \/ Greenpeace<\/div> \u00a9 Andrew McConnell \/ Greenpeace” class=”wp-image-45981″\/>
Flotilla of sailboats.
\u00a9 Andrew McConnell \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

And we won! after weeks of action by the climate movement, the oil company Preem withdrew their application to expand the refinery in Lysekil.<\/p>\n

Dogger Bank action<\/h2><\/header>
Greenpeace UK activists place inert granite boulders at precise locations inside the Dogger Bank marine protected area in the North Sea to ensure that bottom trawlers can no longer operate in the new bottom trawler exclusion zone. The Dogger Bank\u2019s seabed is one of the North Sea\u2019s most important habitats. It is home to sandeels, crabs, flatfish and more. These species are a vital food source for porpoises and seabirds like puffins.<\/div>
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Rainbow Warrior with a banner reading “Fossils or our future?” in the foreground, the oil rig Dan Bravo in the background. Greenpeace Denmark activists carried out an action in the Danish North Sea, to demand an immediate ban on all further oil and gas exploration in Denmark, followed by a complete phase-out of domestic fossil fuel production and a massive expansion of clean offshore wind power.<\/p>\n\n

\u00a9 Suzanne Plunkett \/ Greenpeace<\/div> \u00a9 Suzanne Plunkett \/ Greenpeace” alt=”Project North Sea: Rainbow Warrior with Banner in Denmark.
\u00a9 Suzanne Plunkett \/ Greenpeace<\/div> \u00a9 Suzanne Plunkett \/ Greenpeace” class=”wp-image-45983″\/>
Rainbow Warrior with Banner in Denmark.
\u00a9 Suzanne Plunkett \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Greenpeace activists working on a projection for the chalk cliffs close to the island of R\u00fcgen that reads ” ECHTER SCHUTZ F\u00dcR UNSERE MEERE” (REAL PROTECTION FOR OUR SEAS). The MV Beluga-II was travelling to the protected areas of the North- and the Baltic Sea in July and August 2020. <\/p>\n\n

\"Projection \u00a9 Axel Heimken \/ Greenpeace<\/div> \u00a9 Axel Heimken \/ Greenpeace” class=”wp-image-45984″\/>
Projection Action in North and Baltic Sea Protected Areas.
\u00a9 Axel Heimken \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Four Greenpeace Denmark activists on board the Rainbow Warrior hold the “Aquaman” trident they received as a good wish by Hollywood star and environmentalist Jason Momoa. The activists were preparing to swim across the Dan oil field in the Danish North Sea to occupy the Dan Bravo oil rig and demand an immediate ban on all further oil and gas exploration in Denmark, followed by a complete phase-out of domestic fossil fuel production and a massive expansion of clean offshore wind power.<\/p>\n\n

\"Activists \u00a9 Andrew McConnell \/ Greenpeace<\/div> \u00a9 Andrew McConnell \/ Greenpeace” class=”wp-image-45982″ width=”956″ height=”637″\/>
Activists prepare to swim to an oil rig in Denmark.
\u00a9 Andrew McConnell \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Antarctic petrels feed on krill in the wake of the Antarctic Endurance, krill fishing vessel operating near the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica.<\/p>\n\n

\"Antarctic \u00a9 Andrew McConnell \/ Greenpeace<\/div> \u00a9 Andrew McConnell \/ Greenpeace” class=”wp-image-45972″\/>
Antarctic petrels feed on krill.
\u00a9 Andrew McConnell \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Penguins in Antarctica<\/h2><\/header>
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