Protect the Bonifacio Strait!
This cool protest photo just in from our ship, the Arctic Sunrise, currently off the coast near the boarder of France and Italy. Photographer is Paul Hilton. From our press release:
Activists in inflatable boats escorted the Panamanian-flagged Hyundai Supreme from the Strait, highlighting the ongoing threat posed by shipments of hazardous cargo. The Hyundai Supreme was carrying around 560 tonnes of dangerous substances. Activists carried a banner reading "stop dangerous cargo".The Bonifacio Strait, lying between Corsica and Sardinia, is an area of high marine biodiversity. Although the French and Italian governments agreed in 1993 to protect the area and ban their own vessels from carrying dangerous substances through Bonifacio, this has not resulted in any real protection for the area. Every year, around 3,000 cargo ships – including French and Italian vessels - cross the Bonifacio Strait, and approximately ten percent of these carry dangerous substances.
Our ship, the Arctic Sunrise in the Mediterranean documenting threats to the sea and promoting marine reserves. It's part of our master plan (yes, we have master plans) for a global network of fully protected marine reserves covering 40% the oceans.
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