The Esperanza passes in front of the Andrew Platform with a banner that reads "Protect the Oceans!". The crew of the Esperanza has discovered an Oil pollution in the North Sea in the Area of the Andrew Platform. The BP operated hydrocarbon field holds a single platform that is located 230 kilometres North-East of Aberdeen in block 16/28 of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf.

In original language:

Ölteppich auf dem Andrew-Ölfeld in der Nordsee

Die Esperanza fährt mit einem Banner mit der Aufschrift "Protect the Oceans!" (Schützt die Meere) vor der Andrew-Plattform vorbei. Die Besatzung der Esperanza hat im Bereich der Andrew-Plattform in der Nordsee einen Ölteppich entdeckt. Das von BP betriebene Ölfeld verfügt über eine einzige Plattform, die sich 230 Kilometer nordöstlich von Aberdeen im Block 16/28 des Kontinentalschelfs des Vereinigten Königreiches befindet.

Unique identifier: GP0STUR1F

Type: Image

Shoot date: 19/08/2020

Locations: Europe, North Sea, United Kingdom

Size: 4750px × 3065px 6MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Protect the North Sea: Esperanza Tracking the Fossil Fuel Industry

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza is on its way to a month-long documentation and peaceful protest tour in the North Sea. Teams on board will gather evidence of the extreme industrialization of the region by the oil and gas industry, which has been polluting the ocean and fuelling the climate crisis with a “business as usual” attitude for several decades.

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