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Shoot: Leiv Eiriksson Oil Rig Journey (GP02DUY)
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Esperanza near Leiv Eiriksson Rig
The Greenpeace ship Esperanza stays close after eighteen Greenpeace activists scaled the controversial Leiv Eiriksson oil rig 180km off the Greenland coast. 180 km off the Greenland coast five inflatable speedboats launched from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza to carry a delegation of 18 Greenpeace activists to the 53,000 tonne Leiv Eiriksson. The team climbed ladders to the accommodation deck and radioed the Esperanza to say they were now being taken to meet the drill manager. Greenpeace are demanding to see a copy of the rig’s Oil Spill Response Plan as the operators of the rig, Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy, have refused to publish the plan, going against all industry norms. Greenpeace argues that it is dangerous to drill for oil in the pristine Arctic waters as a spill would be near impossible to clean up. Cairn’s operations also pose a grave threat to Greenland’s fisheries, which represent 88% of the island’s export economy.
06/04/2011
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Greenpeace intercepts the Leiv Eiriksson oil rig as it attempts to head to Greenland’s Baffin Bay to start exploratory drilling. The Leiv Eiriksson is operated by Cairn Energy and is the only rig in the world currently set to begin new deep sea drilling in the Arctic – making it a clear and present danger to the pristine arctic environment.
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