Greenpeace International activists from the Rainbow Warrior attach a flag reading 'Stop Deep Sea Mining'' to the cable holding the prototype robot, Patania II. In an action to disturb a new deep sea mining impact test carried out by the company Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR) after a recent major failure that resulted in a 25-tonne mining robot left stuck on the Pacific Ocean seafloor for days. An activist also holds a banner reading 'Stop Deep Sea Mining'.
The Greenpeace ship is in the Clarion Clipperton Zone in the Pacific to bear witness to the deep sea mining industry. Part of the ongoing 'Protect the Oceans' campaign.