Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Disrupting-Oil-Survey-in-New-Zealand-27MZIFI8UMZX.htmlConceptually similarDisrupting Oil Survey in New ZealandGP02CPACompleted★★★★Disrupting Oil Survey in New ZealandGP02CPGCompleted★★★★Disrupting Oil Survey in New ZealandGP02CPBCompleted★★★★Disrupting Oil Survey in New ZealandGP04T12Completed★★★★Disrupting Oil Survey in New ZealandGP02CPFCompleted★★★★Disrupting Oil Survey in New ZealandGP02CPDCompleted★★★★Disrupting Oil Survey in New ZealandGP02CPECompleted★★★★Skipper Avon HansfordGP03D53Completed★★★★Disrupting Oil Survey in New ZealandGP03D5ICompleted★★★★View AllGP02CPCDisrupting Oil Survey in New ZealandPolice warn Avon Hansford, the skipper of Windborne, about approaching within set distances of the oil survey ship Orient Explorer; after the flotilla opposing deep sea oil drilling stopped seismic surveying. Oil surveying has been halted for few days by activists from local Maori tribe, te Whanau a Apanui and Greenpeace.Locations:Aotearoa-North Island-OceaniaDate:12 Apr, 2011Credit:© Malcolm Pullman / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3543px X 2372pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Flotillas-Greenpeace activists-Inflatables (boats)-KWCI (GPI)-Marine pollution-Oceans (campaign title)-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil drilling-Oil exploration-Outdoors-Police-Seismic testingShoot:Disrupting Oil Survey in New ZealandInflatables and sailing boats with Greenpeace activists alongside the oil survey ship Orient Explorer disrupt the seismic testing by Brazilian oil giant Petrobras in Raukumara Basin, off East Cape, North Island. Floating behind the ship, the airgun arrays release thousands of high-decibel explosions to map deposits beneath the sea floor. Deep sea oil drilling is being opposed because of the risk of oil spills polluting marine life and coastlines and the impact of climate change when the oil is burnt.Related Collections:Stop Deep Sea Oil Flotilla NZ (Photos & Videos)
