The Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior unfurls a banner reading: "No Fossil Fuels" as it sails past the Rospo B oil rig off the coast of Vasto.

The environmental organisation warns that increased oil drilling activities across the Mediterranean could result in an accident that would cause irreversible damage to environment and livelihoods in the region.

The Rainbow Warrior is currently on a 'Mediterranean Energy Tour', to campaign for a shift in energy investments away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy to help avert the worst impacts of climate change.