Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Action-against-Gazprom-s-Arctic-Drilling-27MZIFVC5EW0.htmlConceptually similarAction against Gazprom's Arctic DrillingGP04SRJCompleted★★★★★★★Action against Gazprom's Arctic DrillingGP04SRPCompleted★★★★★★★Action against Gazprom's Arctic DrillingGP04SRKCompleted★★★★★★Action against Gazprom's Arctic DrillingGP04SROCompleted★★★★★★Russian Coast Guard VesselGP04SRBCompleted★★★★Arctic Sunrise Seized by Russian Coast GuardGP04TBBCompleted★★★★★★Arctic Sunrise Seized by Russian Coast GuardGP04TB6Completed★★★★Arctic Sunrise Seized by Russian Coast GuardGP04TB7Completed★★★★Arctic Sunrise Seized by Russian Coast GuardGP04TB8Completed★★★★View AllGP04WMLAction against Gazprom's Arctic DrillingRussian Coast Guard officers in camouflage outfits and wearing balaclavas, approach the port side of the MY Arctic Sunrise at high speed in an inflatable. One of them attempts to board the Greenpeace vessel by throwing a grappling hook over the railing.Disproportionate use of force was used by the Russian authorities following an attempt by five Greenpeace International activists to climb the ‘Prirazlomnaya’, an oil platform operated by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom in Russia’s Pechora Sea. The activists are there to stop it from becoming the first to produce oil from the ice-filled waters of the Arctic.Locations:Arctic-Pechora Sea-RussiaDate:18 Sep, 2013Credit:© Denis Sinyakov / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3200px X 2133pxKeywords:Arctic 30 (campaign title)-Climate (campaign title)-Coast guards-Confrontation-Danger-Day-Gazprom-High angle view-Inflatables (boats)-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Offshore drilling-Oil (Industry)-Oil drilling-Outdoors-Russian Government-Save the Arctic (campaign title)-Three peopleShoot:Confronting Arctic Oil TourThe Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is in the Arctic to expose and confront Russian oil companies such as Rosneft and Gazprom and their Western partners like Exxon Mobil, Statoil and BP. The companies are preparing to drill in the Arctic. Greenpeace is campaigning for a ban on offshore drilling in the Arctic, and for the uninhabited area around the North Pole to be declared a global sanctuary. Greenpeace and millions of supporters are challenging Gazprom and other companies at sea, on land, and online.Related Collections:'Arctic 30' Tight Edit Events