A group of Greenpeace activists climbed on Friday to a huge oil rig off the coast of Istanbul to prevent the sending of the structure to Greenland, but abandoned the protest due to bad weather. The environmental group said seven activists, some equipped with climbing gear, fast boats used to intercept the shipment in the morning and go to the top of the platform Leiv Eiriksson.
The structure had left the port of Istanbul towards Baffin Bay in Greenland, where deepwater drilling in the Arctic. The activists climbed the rig platform and unfurled a banner reading "Stop the destruction of the Arctic" and "Go beyond oil, opt for clean energy." The platform, one of the largest in the world, did not stop his movement and maintained its course towards Baffin Bay.
He crossed the Dardanelles Strait and headed for waters of Greece, said Greenpeace spokeswoman in the Mediterranean region, Deniz Sozudogru. Sozudogru said six activists left the platform in speedboats and five remained in the structure when it crossed the Dardanelles Strait, which connects the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea.
The five remaining activists left the protest platform due to high winds in the area, he added. Scottish firm Cairn Energy PLC, which operates the platform, confirmed the withdrawal of the activists. In 2010, the company drilled three wells smoothly against Greenland, whose government has been invited back to do work in the area, according to a company statement.
"Cairn seeks security and prudence in their operations wherever they are is active, "the statement said. Also "respects the rights of individuals and organizations to express their views in a safe manner," he added. Greenpeace claims that Cairn stop drilling in deep waters due to oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
"Freezing temperatures, bad weather and a very remote location represent unprecedented challenges for any action that intends to undertake in the event of a leak the Arctic and make it impossible containment and cleanup of a spill, "said Greenpeace. Leiv Eiriksson platform involved in the oil and gas exploration in the Black Sea under a joint venture between Turkey and Brazil's Petrobras.
"It is inconceivable that the operators of Leiv Eiriksson, Cairn Energy, may pierce irresponsibly in the icy waters of the Arctic our climbers still on board, "he said in a statement Ben Ayliffe, of Greenpeace. "At some point Cairn must stop this platform." 
The structure had left the port of Istanbul towards Baffin Bay in Greenland, where deepwater drilling in the Arctic. The activists climbed the rig platform and unfurled a banner reading "Stop the destruction of the Arctic" and "Go beyond oil, opt for clean energy." The platform, one of the largest in the world, did not stop his movement and maintained its course towards Baffin Bay.
He crossed the Dardanelles Strait and headed for waters of Greece, said Greenpeace spokeswoman in the Mediterranean region, Deniz Sozudogru. Sozudogru said six activists left the platform in speedboats and five remained in the structure when it crossed the Dardanelles Strait, which connects the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea.
The five remaining activists left the protest platform due to high winds in the area, he added. Scottish firm Cairn Energy PLC, which operates the platform, confirmed the withdrawal of the activists. In 2010, the company drilled three wells smoothly against Greenland, whose government has been invited back to do work in the area, according to a company statement.
"Cairn seeks security and prudence in their operations wherever they are is active, "the statement said. Also "respects the rights of individuals and organizations to express their views in a safe manner," he added. Greenpeace claims that Cairn stop drilling in deep waters due to oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
"Freezing temperatures, bad weather and a very remote location represent unprecedented challenges for any action that intends to undertake in the event of a leak the Arctic and make it impossible containment and cleanup of a spill, "said Greenpeace. Leiv Eiriksson platform involved in the oil and gas exploration in the Black Sea under a joint venture between Turkey and Brazil's Petrobras.
"It is inconceivable that the operators of Leiv Eiriksson, Cairn Energy, may pierce irresponsibly in the icy waters of the Arctic our climbers still on board, "he said in a statement Ben Ayliffe, of Greenpeace. "At some point Cairn must stop this platform."
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