Permalink: https://www.media.greenpeace.org/archive/Activists-in-the-Water-During-Esperanza-Mediterranean-Tour-27MZIFD521Q.htmlConceptually similarActivists Board the UBC Beaumont near ItalyGP015XICompleted★★★★Greenpeace Activists Board the UBC Beaumont near PrevezaGP015XJCompleted★★★★Activists Block Access to Cargo Ship During Esperanza Mediterranean TourGP05QRCompleted★★★★GE MV Esperanza Mediterranean TourGP012JBCompleted★★★★Activists Attempt to Attach a Boarding Ladder to Bulk CarrierGP07XACompleted★★★★Activists Protest Against Cargo Ship of Soya MealGP0EB7Completed★★★★Protest Slogan Painted on the Hull of the Bulk CarrierGP0ETUCompleted★★★★Activists Attempt to Paint a Protest Slogan on the Hull of the Bulk CarrierGP017RZCompleted★★★★Activists Occupy the Cranes of the Cargo VesselGP0HUACompleted★★★★View AllGP0XO6Activists in the Water During Esperanza Mediterranean TourGreenpeace swimmers in the water, off the coast of Preveza attempting to prevent the UBC Beaumont, carrying 18,000 tonnes of GE Soyameal from Argentina, from reaching the shores of Greece. An international Greenpeace team, including swimmers, canoeists and climbers from Greece, Hungary, Germany, Netherlands and Australia are taking action against importers to highlight the fact that millions of tons of GE imports are being dumped into animal feeds where GE labeling is still not required.Locations:Greece-Western EuropeDate:25 May, 2004Credit:© Greenpeace / Kate DavisonMaximum size:1648px X 2464pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Day-Genetic engineering-Greenpeace activists-Greenpeace ships-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-SAGE (campaign title)-Signs-Swimming-SymbolsShoot:GE MV Esperanza Mediterranean TourGreenpeace activists block the shipments of GE Soya from the bulk carrier 'Flag Tom'; MV Esperanza in transit passes through the Corinth Canal. Greenpeace activists blocking the shipments of GE Soya from the bulk carrier 'Keoyang Majesty'; police and coastguard present during action, several shots of crew arrests. Greenpeace activists protest in A Coruna, Spain demanding that the government does not forget the 'Prestige' oil tanker disaster; various shots of crew working out on deck, press conferences in France and Spain against GE Foods, Open boat day in Spain informing the public about GE Foods, bulk carrier Plantanos unloading a shipment of GE Free Soya, activists occupy Moyesa/Bunge Soya processing facility, Cartegna Spain.Related Collections:GE MV Esperanza Mediterranean Tour (photo and video)
