'Oil Free Seas' Flotilla at Tasman Sea Drill Site
Aerial footage of the Oil Free Seas Flotilla yachts as the Noble Bob Douglas drilling ship arrives on the site where oil giant Anadarko intends to start exploratory drilling for deep sea oil. The drill site is over 100 nautical miles off Raglan, on the west coast of New Zealand, and in waters around a kilometre and a half deep. The flotilla is a coalition of individuals and boat owners who oppose deep-sea drilling and the new legislation that takes away New Zealander's long-standing right to peacefully protest at sea.


The 'Oil Free Seas' flotilla meet about 110 nautical miles west of Raglan to protest against Anadarko and their plans to start exploratory oil drilling. The flotilla is a coalition of individuals and boat owners who oppose deep-sea drilling and the new legislation that takes away New Zealander's long-standing right to peacefully protest at sea.