Greenpeace activists boarded and “
occupied
” on Tuesday January 31 an oil tanker from the hydrocarbon giant Shell heading for a deposit off Scotland, the environmental organization announced.
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Four activists approached the 51,000 tonne facility from inflatable boats before docking and boarding the vessel.
They held up a banner that read “
Stop Drilling.
Start Paying
” (Stop drilling. Start paying), according to images relayed by the NGO.
“Global Climate Destruction”
The ship was then just north of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, heading for a deposit in the North Sea off Scotland.
It carries an FPSO, a floating unit ensuring in particular the production and storage of oil or natural gas extracted at sea.
"
The peaceful protest is intended to highlight the global climate destruction committed by Shell and the wider fossil fuel industry, who have not paid a penny for the damage they have caused
," said Greenpeace said in a statement.
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The four activists "
are now occupying the cargo of the ship
", it is added.
They “
have enough resources to occupy the platform for days
”.
The platform could allow Shell to unblock eight new extraction wells, enough to produce up to “
45,000 barrels of oil per day
”, deplores Greenpeace.
"
We are mobilizing today because when Shell extracts fossil fuels, it causes a wave of death, destruction and displacement around the world
," said Yeb Saño, an official of the NGO quoted in the press release.
“
Shell and the wider fossil fuel industry are bringing the climate crisis into our homes, our families, our landscapes and our oceans.
»
'Real security concerns'
For its part, the British-Dutch giant denounced, according to a spokesperson quoted by the Guardian, an action "
which raises real concerns about safety, with a certain number of people boarding a moving ship in difficult conditions
”.
At the end of 2019, Shell - which is due to publish its annual results on Thursday - had won a victory in the Scottish courts which had banned Greenpeace activists from approaching its platforms in the North Sea.