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Pod removed from Leiv Eiriksson Oil Rig
Police from the Knud Rasmussen Danish warship remove Greenpeace activists and take down the Arctic survival pod from the 53,000 tonne Leiv Eiriksson oil rig after a 4 day occupation. The two activists had been living in a survival pod suspended from the underside of the 53,000 tonne Leiv Eiriksson near where the giant drill-bit would have been sunk. Their presence there was stopping Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy from beginning drilling operations 180km to the west of Greenland. 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.
Unique identifier:
GP02KU7
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
02/06/2011
Locations:
Arctic
,
Greenland
,
North Atlantic Ocean
Credit line:
© Steve Morgan / Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
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Leiv Eiriksson Oil Rig Journey
Greenpeace attempts to stop the Leiv Eiriksson oil rig from drilling in Baffin Bay one of the most pristine and fragile natural areas in the world, home to important and vulnerable wildlife including almost all of the world’s Narwhal population as well as blue whales, sea bird colonies, and polar bears. 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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